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I stood up The floor felt like it ripped her shoulder As soon as our bodies touched, we vanished together

My heart raced, not fro ht, but the prospect of Caleb standing there once I reached the other side

Chapter 35: Rose

When I openedon top of a sharp rock This bare island was perhaps only a few thousand square feet The ure stood near the edge, his back facing one I reached into my pocket and squeezed my phone

As I made my way toward him, he whirled around His eyes widened in shock "Rose?" His voice was hoarse

Cautiously, I closed the distance between us until I was standing just a few feet away from him Now I could see him better

My eyes fell on his bare torso The only clothes he had on were pants I wondered what Caleb had been doing when Mona had stolen hi My throat felt painful

"What are you doing here?" He still seemed too shocked to see me to suspect I could be behind it

"I asked the witch to bring you here," I said, steeling myself for his response

But he barely reacted He just stood staring atAnna Why?"

He leapt the reripped rowled

Not until I find closure

He grippedfor the back of irl," he said

He was so close, I felt his cool breath against ainst them "Oh, I think I am," I said softly "You’re stuck on this island until I call for the witch"

He breathed out sharply and released e of the water "What does it even matter?" he snapped

Noas ame to you, it wasn’t forad out at the ocean