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My gut tightened So did my jaw “For a few days”

“That’s good” He glanced over, giving me a sad smile “That it was only for a few days”

“I shot him”

He nodded, that srave “I heard”

“Yeah”

We drove in silence after that Somehow the need to fill the space wasn’t there anymore and it was another two hours before I spoke up

“Are you the boyfriend kind of guy or having fun type of guy?”

Cavers started laughing, the sound ripping through the cab The entire hter faded, he said, “I’ someone serious, you’re the first one I want him to meet”

“Good” Then, “Raize knew?”

He nodded “He saw a guy checkinghe said was that if I fuck someone, to keep my mouth shut about all of us and no relationships Jake broke that rule”

Yeah Jake was the one to break that rule

“He really likes her, you know”

“Who?” The words were out before I caughtabout the second I asked I flushed “I know”

“That’s going to be a problem”

Another nod from me, and this one felt heavier than the last “I know”

“Raize finds out, he’ll go back and kill her”

I looked at him

He atching me, but turned back to the road ahead “She ain’t you Don’t know a lot of feet where you are Jake either has to disappear or she will”

Yeah

“Jake doesn’t love her, but he likes her and that’s the proble sort of situation, but he ain’t treating it like that He’s not thinking right He doesn’t believe Raize will go back and kill her He thinks she’s in the clear, but it takes one tiets curious”

Each word he said wasme shrink into my seat Further and further until I felt so small

“I know, Cave”

“He got ot it I understood it This world, Raize is keeping us alive We go anywhere else and we’re disposable Just another guard with a gun Raize treats us differently and Jake and I both know it’s because of you You changed the ga that up”

“We’ll handle it Somehow”

He glanced over, holdingouldn’t

We rode in silence after that

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