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It seeh my veins Thicker, warmer Molten

My gaze lifted, our eyes locked, and I was riveted I still couldn’t breathe

So flickered in those hypnotic e to be heeded Not

My breath was slo, suddenly labored I stared at Dane, seeing all the strength, power, deter him

Only this ti hily at me

“I—” My brain stalled out asthe backs of my eyes prickle

“Shh,” he said to ”

“I don’t need words,” I told him as I stared at him settled in a chair pulled close to where I lay on the sofa, Amsel cradled close to his chest “You’re here You have our son There’s nothing more I need”

“But there’s soloith affection and pain An agonizing coht away I needed some time I needed you to take soht I shot Ethan”

“I actually didn’t see it,” I said through my tears “I dropped the unshots and I had no idea who’d fired There were a few petrifying seconds when I didn’t knohat had happened If you were dead or alive”

“Jesus I’m so sorry”

“Stan fixed the feed I saw that you were alive” I pulled in a shaky breath “Dane I lost you once when I walked away I lost you again when I thought you’d died in the Lux explosion I lost you just the other night I can’t—”

“You won’t—”

“Ever lose you again”

“You won’t”