For one brief second, I couldn’t speak, then I shook my head.“No.”“Ethan—”“No.”“I can do this.”“I said no, Bri.”“But I can fix it!”“And I said you’re not doing it!”My voice rang through the clearing.Bri flinched, but she didn’t retreat. “It’s my fault,” she insisted. “I made the choice that hurt you. I hurt Derek. I helped destroy something you both spent years building, and now you’re standing here with nothing because of me. Let me make it right. Please, Ethan.”I stared at her, struggling to keep my temper under control. “Do you hear yourself?”“Yes.”“No, you don’t.” I stepped closer. “You’re standing here telling me you’re going to die to fix a mistake we both made. You think that’s going to make everything better? You think I’m going to watch you sacrifice yourself and then go back to living happily ever after with Derek?”“If it means you get another chance—”“Stop!”She fell silent.I dragged a hand through my hair and looked away, trying to gather the pieces of mysel
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