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I’d been fortunate to find an outlet for y earlier in the afternoon when the sun had co level There’d been a pile of uncut firewood by the cut wood next to the cabin and after searching out the axe in a s, I’d taken out all my frustrations on that pile of wood My muscles had burned afterwards, but the discomfort had helped since I hadn’t been able to work out as ed to do so rooe off And since I couldn’t risk leaving Lucy and Ethan alone in the cabin, I was pretty much stuck inside of it with them 24/7

While Lucy had seemed receptive to ed in the last two She’d gone quiet again, barely speaking to me beyond one-word answers She spent most of her tiht for dinner, but she ate in Ethan’s room and I suspected it was at some point over one of the meals that Ethan had reminded her that they couldn’t trust s, but I left all that to Lucy to deal with since I had no desire to spend more time in the man’s company than I had to In fact, I had officially started counting the hours until I could get hie turned over to Ronan

As I tried to get comfortable on the too small couch for what thankfully would be the last time, I heard Ethan’s door open It was just the barest of squeaks, but I’d becoister Under normal circunaled Lucy was returning to her room fro and I’d heard Lucy head to bed hours earlier

I quickly climbed toBut ure round the corner from the back hallway into the kitchen The cabin was aled in near the stove It was enough light to confir, but that he clearly hadn’t seen me His moves were slow as he entered the kitchen, but he seemed steady on his feet I kepthian rifling through the drawer nearest the stove, I tensed From the way he worked to make sure there was next to no sound as he opened the drawer and searched through it, I realized he was looking for soistered what he was looking for and I instantly moved forward, my bare feet silent on the tile floor Ethan had just pulled the second drawer open when I snagged his wrist and yanked his arm behind his back

He let out a sharp cry of pain as I snarled, “They’re not there, asshole! You want to taketo have to find a different weapon!”

“Please,” Ethan whispered as I shoved hirabbed his other hand so I could ainst ht and turned him around He tried to lash out atmy hand around his throat As infuriated as I was, there was enough light cast across his features to remind me of the bruises that still covered rip on him Ethan’s hands cale beyond that

“Did you really think it would be that easy?” I snapped

“I don’t knohat you’re talking about!” Ethan h his voice sounded scratchy

“Right, and next you’re going to tellfor a spoon or some shit like that!”

“My keys,” he bit out as his breath began to co any real pressure on his throat, I knew his reaction wasn’t because he couldn’t actually breathe

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