Chapter 10

Security protocols meant switching cars and drivers at each transfer point. The vehicles were draped in heavy fabric–even the drivers couldn’t see who rode inside.

After Calista settled into the car, Ken emerged from the house. “Don’t worry, Dad. I’ll get these researchers safely to

the handover site.”

He slid into the driver’s seat and eased the car forward.

Calista sat in silence, her thoughts a tangled mess. What a strange way to say goodbye. At the transfer point, Ken opened the compartment, letting the passengers file out. Calista kept her head down, hat pulled low, as she passed him.

Ken’s heart clenched. He found himself staring at one particular figure before quickly looking away. His mind must be playing tricks–it couldn’t be Calista.

Then a gust of wind snatched the hat from her head.

“Your hat!”

world stopped. It really was Calista. Their eyes met, and the color drained from his

face.

are

a satellite researcher,” someone laughed. “Where else would

over Ken. He sprinted toward her, wild with desperation.

air. “We grew up together! We promised we’d never be

engine rumbled to life.

“Ken, you left me first.

did he see his heart clearly. He had never truly

Calista! It is unimaginable to live

his voice raw. “If you come back, I won’t marry

his hand, certain she would stay. After all, she’d never left his side since childhood. “Come on. Get out of the car. I’ll take you home.”

in memory. Those hands had rescued her countless times–from mountain

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