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I have to pull it free just to hug her back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI force a smile, shoving the burdens of my past aside so I can focus on the beam of light that is Eloise Williamson. “Hey, sweet girl. How are you today?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You know, it’s my birthday.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI grin at her as she smiles up with eyes that are so like Silas’s, she could be his daughter. Likely because her mother was his twin. “Is it really?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe nods. “I’m five today.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI give her a high five, happy that the one shining moment of today is that I get to share my birthday with such a wonderful little girl. “Happy birthday, kiddo.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Thanks! When is your birthday?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy gaze lifts to Silas. Aside from Pastor Redding now, he’s the only one who knows…but does he remember? It was one of those things I told him about when we’d been in that jungle. When you think you may not survive to see another sunrise, the truth just kind of pours out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince he’s not even looking at me, I’m assuming he doesn’t remember—or doesn’t care. “Today is your day, kiddo. Don’t be worried about other people’s birthdays, just focus on your own.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Eloise, we need to get some breakfast before I drop you off at the library.” Silas’s deep voice resonates with a part of me that I try really, really, hard to separate from myself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe makes me feel safe and scared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHopeful and hopeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll that I carry for him is a massive contradiction, but I know that’s only because he knows everything the others don’t. Secrets that I’d wanted to die with me in that jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe could have buried me with them, but he’s kept each and every one. 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That’s why you thought I tossed it?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe’s got me there. “That’s currently being rectified,” I tell her. “All areas surrounding our personal residences will be covered.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It’s not enough,” she insists. “You don’t understand who you’re dealing with.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It has to be enough,” I growl. “Because I’m not leaving you to die in some motel room.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe pushes to her feet, wincing when she puts too much pressure on her injured foot. “You need to just go. Leave me to whatever comes next. I’m good at disappearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’m not leaving you.” The fact that she even thinks I would is absolutely ridiculous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You’re going to die. This isn’t some storm where you come running after me, Bradyn. These men are killers. 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Get your copy of Echo and experience a heart-pounding Christian romantic suspense story that will leave you breathless!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_____\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/9131\/1166\/files\/Literary_Titan_Gold_Book_Award.png?v=1756833090\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"165\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Literary Titan's five-star review of Echo...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eAshley does a brilliant job of building suspense without losing the thread of heart in the story. The scene where Jane prays through Psalm 23 while escaping through the woods had me breathless. It was both terrifying and strangely beautiful. I appreciated how Ashley wove scripture organically into the story. It didn’t feel forced or preachy. 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It’s something I know I don’t technically have to do, but I do it anyway because years of working missing persons cases have made me hyper-aware of just how easily someone can breach your private space if precautions aren’t taken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes, even if they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomeo immediately heads for his water bowl while I retrieve a bottle of water from the fridge then make my way down the hall and into my bedroom. The place is sparsely decorated, but it’s mine. And I’ve come to realize that I really don’t need that much stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bed. Blankets. A dresser. And my books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I always do, I take a minute to grin up at the bookshelves covering two walls in my bedroom. 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