Page 298 of Rangers Mountain Rescue

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Cold.

Solid.

Worth killing for.

Yeah.

I get it now.

I look at Aspen.

Her eyes are wide.

But she’s steady.

Still here.

Still with me.

Good.

Because we’re not losing this fight.

I shift.

Weapon up.

Focus locking in.

And I make one thing very clear in my head—

They can come at us with everything they’ve got.

They can send whoever they want.

But they’re not getting this.

This has the names of high-up, powerful people who demand that anyone who sees these names be killed.

And they’re sure as hell not getting Aspen.

Because now?

Now this isn’t just a fight.

It’s a war.

And I don’t lose wars.

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