Page 239 of Ranger's Wildflower
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This didn’t start with Daniel.
This goes back further.
A lot further.
And somehow—
It all leads to him.
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Ace
“My mistake.”
The words hang in the air.
Wrong.
Dangerous.
Tessa goes rigid beside me.
“You don’t get to say that,” she snaps.
Her voice is steady—but I can feel it.
Her pulse.
Her tension.
This is hitting her.
Hard.
The man doesn’t react.
Just watches her.
“You don’t remember,” he says.
Ice slides through my chest.
“Remember what?” she demands.
I shift closer to her.
Ready.
Always ready.
But she doesn’t step back.
Not this time.
I’ve had enough.
“You’re done talking,” I say, voice low. “Step away. Hands where I can see them.”
