“Come on, we need to catch up or we’ll get left behind.” My eyes flick up to hers and I shake my head. “Not this time, baby. Go on ahead without me. I’ll see you two later.” Looking at Wynn makes my chest warm; the cold inside my bones starts to ebb away. She raises her hand and brushes my cheek gently, tracing my jaw and making my heart come back to life. “Are you sure?” I want to say no. I want to beg her not to leave me alone. I want to go with them. But tears spill from my eyes as I swallow all those selfish thoughts. “Yeah. I’m sure.” She vanishes. Liam vanishes. And I’m left alone in the
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