Page 161 of Ranger's Wildflower

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“Ace!” I shout.

Ace

The sound of her voice—

It rips through me.

I see him.

His arm locked around her.

Gun in his other hand.

Pressed too close to her side.

My world narrows to a single point.

Him.

And her.

“Let her go,” I say.

My voice is calm.

Too calm.

Deadly.

Daniel laughs.

Unstable.

“She was mine first,” he spits. “You think you get to take her?”

Rage burns through me.

Cold.

Focused.

“You don’t get to touch her,” I say.

My finger tightens on the trigger.

But I don’t fire.

Can’t.

Not with the way he’s holding her.

“Tessa,” I say, never taking my eyes off him. “Stay with me.”

“I’m here,” she says, breath shaking—but steady.

God, she’s strong.

Stronger than he deserves.

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