Page 228 of Rangers Mountain Rescue
Something that wasn’t there when this all started.
“You don’t thank me,” he says quietly.
“I do,” I insist. “You saved him.”
His jaw tightens.
“I did my job.”
“No,” I say softly. “You did more than that.”
Silence.
Heavy.
Real.
Then—
“What they said,” I add, my voice lowering. “About taking him because of orders…”
His expression darkens instantly.
“Yeah.”
“That means this isn’t over.”
“No,” he agrees.
Not even close.
Fear flickers in my chest again.
But it doesn’t take over.
Not this time.
Because I’m not standing alone anymore.
Because he’s here.
Becauseweare here.
I glance back at grandpa.
Safe.
For now.
Then back at Havoc.
“What happens next?” I ask.
His gaze sharpens.
Focus locking in.
“We find out who gave that order,” he says.
