JASMINE’S POVThe prison was a half hour outside the city, past chain strip shopping strips and fast food drive-ins, past tidy manor suburban blocks where other folks lived their ordinary, dull lives.My phone buzzed with a text from my mom:Thinking of you, sweetie. You're stronger than you know.I handed it to Levi, who smiled and reached out to pat my knee. "She's right, you know.""Sometimes I do," I admitted. "Today, not so much.""That's okay too."Levi descended to the bottom of the entrance gate as hues in the sky deepened to dusk, last wisps of orange and pink smoking from the horizon. "I will be right here," he panted, his strong eyes on mine. "Take your time. If you wanna go in five minutes, we go. If you need an hour, I'll wait."I nodded, my throat constricting. "Okay."He leaned and kissed me softly, a benediction, a vow. "I love you.""I love you too."The ride through the building was a ride through another planet. I had a soft-eyed guard and soft-spoken guard with m
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