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We repaired the roof.

Reinforced the doors.

Turned an abandoned ranch into a protection company.

Now Navarro is burning it because he can’t find one eighteen-year-old girl.

I don’t care about the building.

We can rebuild.

But I care about what Sage will lose.

Again.

“She’ll think it was her fault,” I say.

Arthur looks toward the fire.

“We won’t let her.”

“We can tell her that a thousand times. She’ll still believe it.”

Taylor walks toward the captured man.

“Then we give her someone else to blame.”

The man is lying on his side, cradling his broken wrist.

Taylor crouches beside him.

“Where is Navarro?”

The man laughs.

Taylor grabs the front of his jacket.

“Try again.”

“He’s gone.”

“Where?”

“Do you think he tells us?”

“Who hired you?”

“No one you can reach.”

Taylor pulls him closer.

“Who hired you?”

The man looks past him at me.

His smile makes my skin crawl.

“We didn’t come for Campbell.”