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I pulled it free.
Stared at it in the darkness.
I didn’t want to hurt Sadie.
I never wanted to hurt her.
But Beast?
Beast was the problem.
If Beast wasn’t there…
Sadie would remember.
She would see the truth.
She would come with me.
The thought settled into my mind.
Quiet.
Clear.
Terrible.
I put the gun back beneath my jacket.
Then I looked toward the ranch.
Somewhere beyond the trees.
Beyond the roadblocks.
Beyond the people searching for me.
Sadie was waiting.
She just didn’t know it yet.
I started moving.
Low.
Quiet.
Toward the only place that mattered.
Toward the ranch.
Toward Sadie.
And this time…
Nobody was going to stand in my way.
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