"Just trying ...isn’t a guarantee," I pointed out. "If this thing blows up in our faces, all of us could get hurt again.""Yes," Frank agreed easily. "But neither is walking away from something you clearly don’t want to lose."Ouch, that hit a little harder than I expected. I found myself staring down at my hands, because he was right, even if I didn’t like how straightforward he made it.Rowan shifted next to me, leaning in a bit closer, enough that I could really feel his presence, but not so close it was overwhelming."You’re acting like this is totally new," he said quietly, though with that familiar sharpness in his tone. "But it’s not."I glanced at him, furrowing my brows slightly."How isn’t this new?"He looked at me like the answer should be obvious."Because we’ve already been doing this," he said, gesturing between the three of us. "Not officially, not with any neat label you’re trying to pin on it, but think about it."Frank nodded, picking up on the point without skippin
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