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structure. She'd made it to the second level and eve

ing. Maybe leaving Jared was

a small flag fluttered, the ulti

aged by a slightly older boy, she b

round below was covered in thick safety mats, but

little kitten, her small han

a rowdy boy shot down a nearby slide, slamming

e frame s

Her foot slipped. Her lit

she

my throat, raw and terrifi

fying crawl as I watched her small form arc through the air, head

sickening impact, a dar

he man in the

from. He moved with an im

a slide, a lunge, a dive-h

bsorbing the full impact as they rolled, tucking her

ver in a

my knees weak, the sight befo

arms. She wasn't crying. She was just st

had fa

it had been carved from stone. His dark brown hair was messy from the fall, and a faint

low and magnetic. "You're okay.

And slowly, miraculous

tering over her. "Zoe! Oh my god,

s, his movements careful, his eyes scannin

y daughter. "Oh my god, thank you s

er me. His presence was

s voice calm and even. "

deep blue eyes held a comple

ere starting to crowd around us, a f

harmed Zoe and turned to properly thank

nto the crowd as sudde

. Her little hand was fisted in my

er, a voice I hadn't heard i

pre