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SoIt’s forever there Always I can’t ever outrun it

"Davy," Caden says softly, not looking atout at the horizon "What happened to the others? We went to the campsite when Tabatha didn’t return, but couldn’t findinand tangling withbeneathmy hand free like his touch is too intimate for me to bear

"What happened to the others?" His thuraze, but it sends goose bumps up my arm

He wants to knohat happened Of course he does He’s the self-appointed savior of this group And there was e of her in Caden’s arms bombards me Whether he initiated that kiss or not doesn’t one, and I shrivel a little inside at this, knowing I’ll be the one to tell him To hurt hi ful of air and shove that away I can’t do that Not right now This isn’t about Caden andfor hter, our palms flush "Executed All of them" I force the words out "About a dozento thebathroom when it happened I crept closer to see all I could, but it was too late" My gaze swings to Caden He keeps pace, not breaking stride, but his jaw locks tight "There’s more," I whisper

"More than that they butchered us? Killed ht, and so pinches inside my chest

He scrubs a hand over his face

"You don’t have to explain your relationship to one And he doesn’t owe lance "Of course not You don’t care You left"

There’s no heat to his words, but I flinch and resist arguing that I do care That a huge part of et back here not just for anization This could happen again if he doesn’t find out who More carriers just trying to get across the border could die The compound could be raided

Caden could die

I stu round today"

Iin its strength Because I need the support, but ood and solid and I crave that desperately "I didn’t knohere I was going"

"Well, you were headed in the general direction"