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He flinched when he felt warm flesh on his face Josiah’s hand "It’ll be okay He’ll be okay We’ve been through tooelse to be an option"

As nice as Josiah’s words sounded, Tristan knew better He kne the world worked Knew that so Mateo’s

"Do you hearto be okay"

Those words, Josiah’s voice, began to lure hiht for those he loved, and ht for theht for hi to Josiah’s belief

They h they both knew he probably wouldn’t answer

Everything in the rooh he guessed Mateo wouldn’t be stupid enough to do that He would have known they would realize it sooner

The urge to count didn’t even have the opportunity to set in Not in so this ione without saying goodbye?" Tristan looked at Josiah, who auto would have been part of it, but he wouldn’t have left without saying ht he would protect us by not saying anything Unless he thought it hurt us by knohat he was doing"

Which was the answer right there "Nuestro angel guardian I asked hiel’ in Spanish, and told hi to be right now

"Let me see your phone"

Josiah handed it to Tristan, who looked through the calls Last night there had been a call fro to New York" It didn’t ain They orth it

"And I need you to think, Josiah Any stories he’s told you, or places where he s than I do" To do this, they would both have to fight together They’d both have to be Mateo’s angel this tiun in his hand felt foreign Mateo had alanted that He’d never wanted the steel of a gun to feel comfortable in his hand, but the truth was, it always had He’d been holding them all his life But no it felt different Aard Like it didn’t fit It was like his hands didn’t knorap around one despite it being ingrained into hie