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Back to something that makes sense.

Mila nods.

Already shifting.

Already pulling herself back together.

Impressive.

Dangerous.

Exactly what I expected.

“We need to get that list somewhere safe,” I continue.

“There is no safe,” she replies.

Yeah.

I was afraid of that.

“Then we make one.”

She studies me.

Long.

Careful.

Like she’s trying to decide something.

Then—

“…this is still a bad idea…” she mutters.

“What is?” I ask.

She doesn’t answer.

But she doesn’t walk away either.

And that—

That tells me everything I need to know.

10

Jase

Location: Abandoned Cabin — Dawn

Time: Early Morning

Iwake up before the sun.

Habit.

Also—