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Free to love

It’s not the first touch I’ve noticed between the to hide it From me Maybe fro in love with Caden, they were falling for each other

A whimsical smile plays on Sabine’s lips, and the color deepens in her cheeks I search insidethere except envy that they’ve found this in each other, despite everything And then I feel a stab of loss that I walked away fro with Caden

Suddenly I hear hter and conversation, over the clink of beer bottles and scrape of silverware, I say what I’ve known for weeks now, even before the news fro back"

The s stops

"What are you talking about, Davy?" Sabine deers tear atback"

"Home? To your family?" Gil asks "Shouldn’t you send word first? It can’t be totally safe yet"

"No," I say "Not home"

"To that resistance group" Sabine states thishad happened to round bunker?" Gil asks, looking bewildered "What for? They’ll be disbanding We’ve won, Davy"

I don’t feel like I’ve won Not here Not without Caden

Then what he says sinks in They’ll be disbanding Of course If they’re free to go anywhere, ould they stay hiding underground?

"I need to go," I say faster, feeling slightly panicked What if he’s gone when I get there? Hoill I find hi about?" Gil shakes his head "This is your ho up from the table "It’s yours And Sabine’s and Sean’s My ho down at all of the at uess this is so happened there, but I haven’t shared roup I neverabout Caden

Sean is the first to speak "You’re in love with soaze jerks between hiasp slips from her mouth I smile at her and reach down for her hand, cover it with aze darts to Sean She looks alht say he doesn’t care about her He sly and then looks back ata hand to her shoulder for a gentle squeeze "We’ll be back"