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"You never introduced yourself to me because of that?"

"I never introduced myself because I sahy you didn’t want to deal with the rest of us Every ti or someone"

She left She did it her entire life She just left and walked away She left her family She left for ten years

I’ that she had in the last ten years too

Jonah began cutting into his steak "I always felt that I would’ve been pestering you if I ever said hello or so"

Dani’s plate was still untouched Her hands had yet to leave her lap

He added, holding her gaze, "Truth is, you kinda intrigued ht it took balls for soirls worshipped the ground your sister walked on, but I thought you must’ve had steel in that spine of yours to do what you did"

"I was her sister" Her voice grew hoarse She didn’t knohat co, "When I left, I traveled a bunch I wanted to be so else than what I’d always been here I worked here and there, but there was this group I got involved with thehed, we drank, we…they were nice to irl, her nauy who started traveling with us"

I’ "She was a little like Erica She got all the guys, but she wanted this one guy and he wanted roup did too"

"Hi" He had dark eyes, dark hair, and a warm smile He looked like Jake, but he wasn’t Jake He offered his hand, and said as she shook it, "I’m Mitch, but call ain"

Boone ith her

She remembered when she shook his hand It was sturdy, the tiniest bit rough like he wasn’t used to ht She felt her cheeks now She was blushing again "Sorry" She ducked her head, laughing softly "I don’t reuy?"

Boone had fallen in love with her "Nothing" It didn’t matter She left him, too "I’m a walker That’s what I do I walk away"

"I know"

Her breath caught in her throat She stared into those eyes He was serious, but there was depth there "You’re not what everyone says you are, are you?"

"That depends on what they say?" He gave her a half-grin