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“I’m proud of you, Kade.”
“Why?”
“You survived.”

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“You should leave, if you’re caught with me, they’ll arrest you too.”
“I’m not leaving you,”

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“Don’t cry. Stay here. I can’t focus when you’re around, and I need to focus. Do you understand?”

“I’m going to make the world a safer place for you. Let me do this.”

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“You once told me not to be afraid of you. That sometimes people need to change to survive.”
“I did say that, yeah. What’s your point?”
“You survived.”
“Did I? Because it doesn’t feel like it.”
“You’re here. You’re alive. You’re fighting back. That’s survival, Kade."

"What will you do with your freedom?”
“Win my girl back.”

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I almost smile, elated deep within as butterflies bloom, as I look into the eyes of the only person I want to be with. He’s the only person I’ve ever wanted to be with.
Kade Mitchell loves me.
I’m his. And he’s mine.

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I gulp and lean my forehead on the doorframe, hidden enough that she won’t see me watching the way she bends and moves, the light sweat working on her skin.
We’ve been texting back and forth today. Nothing flirty or about the other night. She’s given me soft smiles and even nudges me playfully when we’re eating at the dinner table.
We’ve walked the dogs together too. She still can’t handle holding both leashes without letting go when they pull.

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“Can I keep going?” she asks through the Bluetooth. “Just to the end of the road.”
“Don’t kill us.”
She giggles, and when the gate opens, her wrist curls, and we jolt forward so hard, my helmet smacks into hers. “Shit,” she blurts. “Sorry, but you are the worst teacher.”
“You’re the worst order-taker. Go fucking slow, or I’ll take over.”
“Yes, sir,”

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My throat bobs as she takes the cigarette from between my lips and puts it between hers. “My name is Stacey,” she says, smiling and making my lungs stutter. “I joined Luciella’s dance class a few months ago.”
My eyes stay on her as she takes a long inhale and blows smoke out above us. I think I might be having a heart attack. My heart hurts, it’s beating so hard.

"Can I get your new number? Us texting is fine, right?”
“Yeah. Type yours in and I’ll text you,”

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“You aren’t real, are you? This is all in my fucking head again.”
“No, It’s me. I’m real.”
“I don’t know. You’re always there, but you’re not.”

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