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I hit the concrete hard I had wanted to fall over the edge of the cliff, following Jack down, but I’d been angled just the right way so I landed on round I stared up at the bricks on the ceiling, and for aSomewhere in the back ofmyself to do it

With soe of the cliff next to me, the chain in his hands It tookHand over hand, he pulled the chain up, and within a few seconds, he heaved Jack up over the edge

"Jack!" I screamed and crawled over to him

With his hands still bound and his chest and stomach covered in wounds, I dove at hi him I brushed back the hair frood, I love you," I repeated over and over between kisses

I had thought that I had truly lost him, and there was a desperation to the kiss that he matched with equal fervor I wrappedhiainstI’ve put you through," I said Tears of relief streamed down my face, and Jack just s you Never And I rong You’re all I need to be happy You’re all I’ll ever need"

"I’m not all you need, and I don’t even want to be I just want to love you, for the rest ofas you let ain, but he stopped me

"I hate to do this, but would it be okay if we popped my arms back in their socket before we hed, sending the sahdown next to us

I got over the shock of seeing Jack alive and looked over Peter for the first time He’d sustained a fes hih his heart in the corner

Jack griot to work getting the chain froht’ve dislocated Jack’s thuot the chain off

He sat up, rubbing his battered wrists, although they didn’t look as bad as my completely wrecked hand Peter tossed the chain off the cliff, still crouched down in front of us, and Jack looked at hi his thumb back into place

"Yeah?" Peter turned to him