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“No,” Boone admits.
“But I can promise something else.”
“What?”
“That we’re in this together.”
His hand gently brushes my hair back from my face.
Then he leans down and kisses me.
Soft.
Slow.
Real.
The kind of kiss that reminds me the world is still human.
Still worth saving.
For a moment—
Just one moment—
The alarms.
The cascade.
The Architect.
All of it fades away.
When he pulls back, his forehead rests against mine.
“You good?” he asks quietly.
I nod.
“Better.”
“Good.”
He taps the laptop.
“Now let’s go stop a lunatic from taking over the West Coast.”
Despite everything—
I smile.
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Scout
Iknew something was wrong the moment Logan stopped answering my messages.
Logan Carter does not ignore texts.
