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Those ared to, released hiony in his voice that even he heard and barely recognized He rushed forward, stue of the cliff There, on the rocks, as the water sloshed up around the ice, he saw the body dressed in a black jacket and jeans, the dark hair He couldn’t re?
A bitter east wind cut across the cliff, lifting the woman’s dark hair away from her face Rhett’s world slowly turned on its axis Everything he thought he knew altered as he realized he couldn’t survive without her Kinsley had been there, every day for years,hi hi deep inside hi his hands into the cold hard ground He knew Kinsley’s mouth He knew her eyes The lines of her jaw that he’d kissed The curves of her body He knew everything about her
Boone suddenly dropped next to Rhett, and Rhett reached out, grabbing his shoulder “It’s not her,” he barely ed “It’s not her”
“Jesus,” Boone wheezed, staring down at the deceased stranger “Jesus, Lord Thank you” He planted his hands on the ground, bowed his head, and breathed deep
“I planned to call you”
Rhett glanced over his shoulder to find Detective Anderson behind theray eyes weary His black cap was pulled do on his head, only the ends of his dark brown hair showing “I only learned of Kinsley’s abduction on the drive over I hadn’t had a chance to identify her” He stepped closer to the edge “A couple of guys told ot the woht after and confessed to pushing her and she fell over the edge”
Rhett turned back to the wo at her He could survive war, loneliness, and even a gunshot wound But he couldn’t live without Kinsley and this new life she offered hi A life of laughter and love
Love
Fuck, he loved Kinsley,to protect her, because that’s what he did He protected those he loved And he wanted to protect her froe he could have caused her But Rhett kne that he’d changed, these pastchanged
This last push, though, that belonged to Kinsley Her love di
d that Every time she smiled at him, he saw that love Every time those sweet eyes met his, he felt that love She loved him wildly, and he’d never told her that he loved her back
Why didn’t he tell her? Why did it take so long for him to realize it?
“I’ hihtly wobbly, as Anderson went on, “Whatever I can do to help in finding her, I’ll do”
“Thank you” Boone shoved his hands through his hair and glanced at Rhett “We need to find her”
Rhett rubbed his face, shedding the eoing He couldn’t lose Kinsley and their baby Helplessness tre No one had spotted the van There were no tips No leads Even Whitby Falls PD didn’t knowthe good way, the right way, sometimes didn’t work “Go to Dalton,” Rhett said to Boone “Shake hiht knohere they’ve taken her”