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Chapter 42. Danger.

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Chapter 42. Danger.

I pulled the nozzle from the tank, letting the final drops of gas drip before securing the cap. The attendant’s words lingered in my mind, uncomfortably accurate. But I wasn’t about to spill my story to a stranger in the middle of nowhere.

“Maybe I am,” I said, offering him a tight smile. “Maybe I just like long drives.”

He chuckled, not pressing further. “Well, good luck, kid. Hope you find what you’re looking for.”

I gave him a nod before climbing back into the car. As I pulled onto the road, his words echoed in my head.

Hope you find what you’re looking for.

If only I knew what that was.

The next stop on my search was the place Dylan’s clan had been last time—where Mimi and I had visited before. It was the only lead I had, the only real connection to his past that I could follow.

But when I got there, my stomach dropped.

The place was abandoned.

Not just empty, but long abandoned. The buildings, once full of life and activity, were now overtaken by nature. Weed
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