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Chapter 66

He squeezed his eyes shut tight. This couldn’t touch his heart. It was the right thing to do.

The right thing.

Merrick blew out a breath. Just go through the motions. Do this.

He washed off and then dried the flesh wound before he put a bandage over it. In the bedroom, he grabbed a green T-shirt from the third drawer of his dresser and then slid it on. From the closet, he picked up a black backpack and then tossed it onto the bed. He grabbed his boots and then got a pair of socks from the top dresser drawer. He sat on the bed, then put the shoes and socks to the side as he started a mental list of what he needed to pack.