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That doesn't make the failure hurt less.
Taylor touches my shoulder.
“Go inside.”
I do.
Sage is standing in the kitchen opening cabinets.
“This is a safe house?”
“Yes.”
“There's cereal.”
Arthur looks offended.
“Safe people need breakfast.”
“There's pancake mix too.”
“Again. Safe people eat.”
Sage opens another cabinet.
“Chocolate chips.”
Arthur points at her.
“Now you're understanding the system.”
Hayley stands near the kitchen island watching them.
Something about her expression catches me.
Not sadness exactly.
Wonder.
“What?” I ask.
She looks at me.
“You built this?”
“The company did.”
“For people you're protecting?”
“Yes.”
Her gaze travels around the room.
“You really do this.”
I understand what she means.
Iron Ridge.
