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Then, she disappeared.
I wonder what brought her back to us.
Of all the places she could have stayed, of all the places she could have run away to…
She chose us, when she didn’t know who we were.
It’s because she’s our mate.
She found us again, against all the odds.
And now, she’s fuckinggone.
Your fault
You failed her
You failed them
“Snap out of it,” James hisses at me. “Your self-loathing is getting old.”
I narrow my eyes at him. “She’s gone because of me.”
“We could have told her the truth, too. We just went along with your stupid idea,” he snaps. “So no, it’s not just you. We all fucked up. But now we have to focus on getting herback.”
We pull up everything we can on Clyde (or Michael, whatever the fuck he goes by), including his old work application.
But the address we have on file leads to an empty apartment building.
I try to keep hope alive, but it’s harder and harder to stay calm and confident.
But I know if Beau and James see me crumble, it will only make things worse.
They need me to stay strong.
If I lose hope, they will, too.
We just got her back.
The universe can’t be that cruel, to rip her apart from us again so easily.
Can it?
Wilson climbs onto my lap and looks up at me expectantly, a softmeowleaving his mouth.
“We’re trying,” I mutter to him, and he nuzzles into my hand.
He lost her, again, too.
The cat falls asleep in my lap, and guilt overwhelms me once more.
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He finally takesthe cuffs off when I’m around him.
It’s freeing to use my hands again, but he watches me with a hawk-like sharpness, as if he’s afraid I’ll stab him the first chance I get.
