Page 278 of Ranger's Wildflower
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I step closer.
Slide my hand along her back.
Not subtle.
Not careful.
Don’t need to be anymore.
She leans into it.
Just enough.
“You’re distracting me,” she murmurs.
“Good.”
She laughs under her breath.
And just like that—
Everything feels right.
No fear.
No shadows.
Just this.
Just us.
“You staying?” she asks.
I meet her eyes.
No hesitation.
“Yeah.”
A beat.
Then softer—
“Always.”
BONUS SCENE: When It’s Finally Quiet
(Ace POV)
It’s quiet.
For the first time in what feels like forever—
it’s actually quiet.
No comms in my ear.
No movement outside the walls.
