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“Stay here, and let me check it out”

I know she wants to protest, but she stays put as I circle the cabin It looks like someone’s suer suh several s, and after not seeing any sign of anyone, I circle to the backdoor and kick it open

I search through the dark but don’t find any signs of people currently living here I walk to the front and open the door

“It’s clear Come in,” I say

Liesel walks inside the cabin, and I shut the door behind her The lights are still off, but I can t

ell she’s shivering I want nothing more than to put my arms around her The only problem is my hands are still cuffed

“Is it safe to turn the lights on?” Liesel asks

I nod It would be best to keep the lights off, but right noe need simple comforts like electricity

Liesel finds the light switch, and the lights turn on, illu us both

I look at Liesel She’s drenched; goosebus The leather jacket she kept on to keep her war water everywhere, and her hair is a matted mess of water and seaweed

She looks at usted disbelief I’m just as soaked My jeans are stuck to ly red marks around my wrists

“We need to figure out a way to get those cuffs off you; then we can figure out the rest”

“Let’s look for so to pick the lock” I saw an ax to chop firewood in front of the shed out back, but I’d prefer to have the cuffs off, not just separated

Liesel starts to head toward one of the bedrooms to look

“Stay,” I say, unable to get h