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My pulse spikes.
Too close.
Ace lifts a hand.
We stop.
Everything goes still.
No wind.
No sound.
Just—
Waiting.
Ace
This is it.
I can feel it.
Every instinct I have is screaming.
Trap.
“Spread,” I murmur.
Trigger shifts right.
Beast moves left.
Blaze hangs back just enough to keep the signal locked.
Tessa stays on me.
Right where I want her.
Right where I can protect her.
I take one step forward—
Then another—
And the trees open up.
A clearing.
Small.
Too perfect.
My grip tightens on my weapon.
“Don’t like this,” Trigger mutters.
Yeah.
