“You know how you know it’s meant to be?” Buck asked. “Because when you see them, all your organs do little jumps from the adrenaline. It’s not only the way they look. It’s the way they move and the sound of their voice. And then they speak, and you nearly lose your mind. That’s how it works for me. You love every aspect of them. You want to get inside their head and know everything about them. And the thought of losing them tears you up, right here.” He pointed to his rib cage. “Like, you really get shredded, you know? Destroyed, I guess—that’s not too strong a word, because that’s how I
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