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Out past the pasture, where the creek runs cool and the summer air feels easier, Colt and Mason finally breathe.

But freedom is not the same as safety. And sometimes, a little space is all it takes for something dangerous to bloom.

Colt tries to stay guarded. Mason tries not to hope. And Ruth—watching from farther than they know—lets them have the day.

In Chapter Seven:

• Shirts come off at the creek

• Colt’s control starts to crack

• Mason feels something he cannot unfeel

Out here, it almost feels easy.
Almost.

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Sometimes mending begins in the quiet.

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