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(Winona)

I pull the GPS tracker out of my bag, the tiny device feeling foreign in my palm. I tie it into my hair, tucking it into the tight bun I've secured high on my head.

My fingers tremble as I make sure it's hidden.

I have a lifeline, but that doesn't make me feel any less on edge.

I don't know how long Jayden will take to get here, but I'm using every minute to get prepared. My mind keeps circling back to everything that's happened. I left him.

He stood at the altar, humiliated in front of everyone-our family, our friends. The children. Our children.

I push the guilt down as best as I can, but it sits heavy on my chest like a weight I can't shake. I made that choice, and I had no other. I had to leave. For Cass.

Gus drove us to this nearby camp-an odd place, not quite a hotel, but functional enough. There's a kitchen, a bathroom, and some food. I've showered and put on layers of warm clothes, thinking altead for when I find Cass. She might need them more than me.

I slip a small nail file into my bra, just in case. Not exactly a weapon, but it makes me feel like I have some control. A protein bar and bottled water go into a small zip bag around my waist.

an appetite, but I

what condition she'll

pacing, the tension in my body coiling tighter by the minute. Gus pops his head in to tell

what's really making me anxious. I duck in to use

reflection in the mirror. What am I even going to say to

by the outside lights. His face is unreadable, but

hold

my

I throw myself against his chest. His

and for just a second,

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can feel the

like that for a few moments, neither of us speaking, just clinging to each other. His heart pounds against mine, fast and hard. His breath is shaky, but his

my fingers gripping his jacket. "I'm

to leave you like that. I had to make a choice. They said come alone and tell no

soft, still full of the love he has for me. "You should've told me," he says

right away, Winona. I don't care about

I ask, desperate to know

replies, his voice softening. "The doctors say he's

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