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“Tarquin!” I chastised hied to Xavier”

“Yeah, right” He laughed and then looked at Casper uncertainly I looked at Casper, whose face had changed to a grimace and I kneas responsible for Tarquin’s entrance into the room

“What gaht as I stared at him “Why are you here, Tarquin?”

“My brother asked me to—”

“Your brother?” My jaw dropped “Casper is your brother?”

“Yes” He nodded, looking more and more unsure of himself

“So Casper is Xavier’s cousin as well?”

“You’re sazed at me with a sneer

“Excuse me?” I frowned at his tone

“Casper” Tarquin spoke up “That was rude Lola doesn’t deserve to be talked to like that”

“Tarquin,” Casper said, turning to him, “you’re lucky that you’re even here You know, technically, it’s against the rules for you to be here”