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“Didn’t see a thing,” Cam said as he came back in the house “It’s quiet out there”

“Don’t think she was respondin’ to a threat,” Casper said wearily “Least not one anyone else can see”

“I’etically “She ht have ripped a couple open”

“I’ll check,” I told hiht as I crossed est five oes in there but me”

“Wait a second,” Caue

“Leave it,” Casper ordered “If that was Trix in there, you’d be sayin’ the sa”

“Not the same, and you know it,” Cam shot back “I didn’t leave Trix and completely fuck up her life”

“You did plenty,” Casper replied calht, you weren’t real pleased when Dragon put himself in the middle of that mess”

“Dragon?” Eli whispered in disbelief “I need a fucking nickname”

“None of this is helping,” Farrah said in exasperation She stepped to the side “Go ahead,” she told me

She’d barely gotten the words out before I was striding past her into the roo carefully as I crouched down in front of her

“Hey,” I said softly I wanted to pull her into my arms, but I had no idea how she’d react “Cam checked outside There’s no one there”

Her eyes met mine and I jerked back like I’d been sucker punched Fuck The fear in her eyes was so overwhel to my ass, I carefully scooted forward until my knees bracketed hers

“You’re safe,” I said, cautiously sht here, Cec You and Olive are safe”

There was no indication that she’d even heard me

“You know, there’s a safe roo ly with the side ofinside me not to pull her toward me “We can put you in there if you’d feel safer If I know Poet, it’s probably got at least a chair in there for you to sit on”