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“Just put it in your mouth already”

Blinking rapidly, I liftedbowl of tomato soup to where my mom stood

That was a string of words I sort of never wanted to hear coain

Her blond hair was smoothed back into a short, neat ponytail, and her white blouse was i as she was glaring from where she stood on the other side of the island

“Well,” came the deep voice from beside me “Now I feel super uncomfortable”

The woo appeared re room was still in shambles from the epic death o This woanization of any kind However, the taut corners of her lips toldColonel Sylvia Dasher, and it had nothing to do with the broken dining room table or the shatteredupstairs

“You wanted grilled cheese and to each food item as if it were a newly discovered disease “I made them for you, and all you’ve done is sit and stare at them”

That was true

“I was thinking” He gave an elaborate pause “That getting you to rilled cheese and tomato soup was too easy”

She shtly, but it didn’t reach her eyes Eyes that were brown only because she wore specially designed contacts that blocked the Retinal Alien Check—RAC—drones Her real eyes were a vibrant blue I’d only seen them once “Are you worried that the soup is poisoned?”

My eyes widened as I lowered the perfectly toasted buttered bread and oodness to my plate

“Now that you mention it, I’m worried there’s arsenic or maybe some random leftover Daedalus serum in it I mean, I feel like you can never be too sure”

Slowly, I looked at the boy sitting next to ht word to use to describe hi other than Luxen and human

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