Page 246 of Rangers Mountain Rescue

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Like they’re building something.

Not leaving.

Not backing down.

Just… adjusting.

And that?

That scares me more than anything else.

Because it means they’re not done.

Because it means this is far from over.

I glance at Havoc.

His jaw is tight.

Eyes sharp.

Watching everything.

Calculating.

Not trusting a single second of this.

Good.

Because neither am I.

And as I stand there, caught between two forces I don’t fully understand—

I realize something that settles deep in my bones.

Whatever this is…

Whoever these people are…

They’re not going to let me walk away.

And the only reason I’m still standing here—

Still free—

Is because Havoc is standing beside me.

And he’s not letting them take me.

Not now.

Not ever.

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