Buchanan began to walk in that direction, confidently He became more excited as they neared the forest.
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Astrid leaned closer to Raine, and put her head on his shoulder.
Skye hesitantly turned towards the table, with her head hanging low as she stared at the ground.
Shutting the door Asher slowly set his hands on the steering wheel in the right position, glancing nervously at Maria.
Carrow looked around in horror at the actual distraction. The carnage and brutally of the deforestation was sickening. She had watched the whole thing from her penthouse, with detached interest. For she had thought, she wasn't ever going back there, what did it matter. She was wrong, it did matter, it mattered very much. She looked over at Buchanan with tear stained cheeks. "I don't think it was real in my mind, until this very moment. I had convinced myself it wasn't my life anymore. But I've been lying to myself all along." Carrow looked down in shame for her cowardice. But that's when she saw a very small wildflower, blooming within the masive tire track. She slowly smiled to herself. Because that one little flower, had fought the odds and survived. She took inspiration from that flower, because it gave her hope.
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Raine kissed the top of Astrid head, before bringing his left arm, from the back of her seat, to embrace her. He smiled to himself, he was folding her under his wing. He sighed softly and contentedly.