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“So do I,” he replied, his voice barely above a whisper “I have to go”

His flight was an early one and he was enda She knew this

“I’ve got soue led her back into the house and retrieved a large envelope she’d not noticed before “Open it after I leave, okay?” He grabbed her close, his hands in her hair

“Be safe,” she whispered

He pressed a kiss to her forehead and then he was gone

Sabrina held the envelope close to her chest She heard the engine of his truck rev and she listened intently until the ruht and the forest

And then there was nothing

Eventually she got her feet to e She locked her doors and then headed for the sofa, but at the last ht and seconds later found herself back in her bedroom

The stars shone in from theand she walked over to it and yanked it open to let in soue had left for her She would open it Just not tonight Tonight she was done

She slipped the dress off and let it fall at her feet, kicking off her shoes at the salanced around the room one more time and then climbed into bed Her bed

She listened to the silence of her ho in the next room Happy that they were healthy and alive and safe Happy that Teague Simon had come into their lives, however briefly it had been

She snuggled into the blankets, not caring that they smelled old andand she gazed up through theat the stars, wondering what they looked like on the other side of the world

She stared at theot heavy and eventually she drifted off to sleep right there in a bed she’d abandoned for over a year It was ti on meant that she’d be alone

Chapter Twenty-three

Teague was in Syria for exactly three weeks The conditions were dangerous and there were more than a few close calls, but in the end he and Boere able to confirm that Dallas had been killed in the initial assault There was closure for Dallas’ faue