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Rory was still s about that when she made her way back to the command tent to find Zeke wasn’t there

She slapped a hand on her back pocket and then yelped in frustration The real world ot soanized

“He’s gone,” Tres said

If he was leading soh He needs to rest”

“Absolutely He’s more than done He wanted out of here Took off about half an hour ago”

Gone? Without her Without saying goodbye That wasn’t possible

Tres grabbed her arm “Are you okay? You look like you need to sit down”

She felt strange, as if all the parts of her brain were scraer had control of her body “Where did he go?”

“Straight to his detox I don’t know exactly where You knohat he’s like He can be a secretive little turd when he doesn’t want to be disturbed It’ll be a tree house in a wilderness sorid”

“Tree house?”

“Or a yurt”

There was no need to overreact This wasn’t a mystery He was exhausted, and she could catch up with hie?”

“No He’ll see you back in the city at the end of the ot your car ready if you want to leave now too Luggage on board All your gadgets Your spa experience awaits you”

He left without leaving aher any way to contact him He wouldn’t do that “I don’t understand” She turned away from Tres, looked out across the town square to theof the canteen where she’d stood all those mealti herself all over again

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