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“How long a by the back door of the black limousine that hisk her out of my life

I stop to consider her question

“I’ll call for you,” I say, before turning my back to her There’s a little fla and try to recapture the warhtened fist

She has to go, and I don’t knohen she can come back

At first, when I’d originally decided to give her this little slice of freedoured out themen

This wasn’t entirely for her enjoyerous for those who associate with age after my people, then surely, they’d be interested in her

But I wasn’t so worried My closest companions were still relatively untouched Juan had been talking to Dante, and he assured me that my brother was out of the country and safe

But then Juan disappeared

That’s when it becaht be even ine

Whoever’s coht actually want to wipe me off the map

So, what does that mean for Catalina?

Spouses are usually off liles Fa this coup—if it even is that—doesn’t see, and that includes wives and children

Catalina won’t be able to co out

It’s the only smart decision Sure, she’d be safer by my side—I don’t trust anyone to protectto have the time or the attention fordistracted by the doet too close It could mean the death of me—and her, too

So, I’ll send her off to the backwater town she cauards, but I won’t tell anyone else where she is, and when I’ve finally figured out this cursed ht where we left off