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REID

EIGHT HOURS AGO

I don’t think.

I can’t.

Because if I let myself process what I’m seeing — what he was trying to do to her — I’ll lose it completely.

Cade has Adeline backed against the wall, and the look on her face? Pure fear. Her eyes are wide, glassy. She’s frozen, small, shaking.

My heart nearly stops.

Then something inside me snaps.

I yank him off her, and without hesitating, I throw my