Page 209 of Rangers Mountain Rescue

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She stills.

Just for a second.

Because she feels it.

What I’m saying.

What I’m offering.

Then I pull back just enough to look at her.

“We’re getting him back,” I repeat.

And this time—

It’s not just strategy.

It’s personal.

Because they didn’t just take an old man.

They tookhers, the one she was responsible for.

I can see the guilt in her eyes.

“Stay with Dylan, I’ll be back.”

I should have known she would ignore me.

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