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"You’re no fun," he said "Okay, we’ll start with one"

Just as quickly as it began, I found h ht into Adam He reached to steady e of the bed The roohtheadedness passed quickly, replaced by eer, an emotion I felt ain

Ada to bank the fire in my belly "You deserved it after that cheap shot My ass is still sore"

"Good!"

"Seriously, Sabina? You ement classes You’re awfully touchy"

"Touchy!" I took astep toward hie in his eyes I paused, realizing he’d been trying to get a rise out of ive him any further satisfaction, I clenched my fists and forcedI took two cleansing breaths He cocked an eyebrow That did it

"Fine! You win Are you happy?"

"Yep"

I stalked out of the rooiven my opponent the upper hand the minute I lost my temper It was a rookie uhl were curled on the couch watching Oprah when I stor "Did you kill hied the cat and pointed behindlike he didn’t have a care in the world He s at oadmyself in front ofon here?"

"Nothing," I said "Ada" Two sets of eyesa tennis match

Adam looked at his wrist "Actually, I don’t have to be anywhere for a while Anyone want to order pizza?"

"I do!"

"I do"

"No!" I said, staring down the two betrayers on the couch

"That’s three against one, Sabina Sucks to be you" The cat grinned at me, which looked just as odd as it sounds Just for that, I silently vowed to hide all his catnip

"Fine," I said "I’ood as calling o, what time do you want me here toin your uhl perked up The hope on his face made me bite back the retort I’d been about to toss I narrowed ain

"Be here at dusk You’ll have thirty o to the teue at the short tiiven hi He then dis to my friends "How about pepperoni?"

As they debated the merits of anchovies, I turned to the door Part of me hoped one of them would try to convince roup so quickly? And how did I end up feeling like an outsider just as fast?

I grabbed lance overVinca stared at Adauhl looked like he had a serious case of hero worship

I stalked out into the night, slah the wood, following ht This hy I didn’t believe in friendship You couldn’t trust anyone to be loyal for the long haul An ie of David’s face flashed in my head

Nope, you couldn’t trust anyone I was proof of that

I returned two hours later, ht air The recent infusion of fresh blood, courtesy of awoet a little bitchy when my reserves ran low At least, that’s what I told ht about the scene I’d made earlier in front of Adam