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Jak stood in front of Rasha with hurt etched across his face. She looked down at the ground as she tried to think of something to say. Something that made how she’d left him behind okay, or at least forgivable. She couldn’t think of anything.
“You left,” he whispered.
“A courier delivers,” she replied.
“Don’t.” Jak took a step forward and Rasha took a step back.
“You kissed me and then you left.”
“I didn’t kiss you. You kissed me,” Rasha retorted. She looked over to see if Lu and Chiza had overheard them. They were deep in their own conversation. She took several steps away from the cave.
“You kissed me and then left without returning to your room. If you had, you’d have been there when we had to run.”
“Look, I know everything is a little complicated, but I thought—” Jak ran a h
