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That right there hat always drew hthearted, carefree, potty-mouth ways that made hiht of hied to build up loyalties for those he called friends that were unbreakable

"Okay, maybe I can handle hisfilthy past," I told Zoey

I glanced at her, feeling bolstered I’d been waffling all day, knohat I’d done rong and wanting to do it again anyway But nownow I felt totally certain I had to see hiet this phone back where you found it"

Zoey nodded and began to reach for it, but I shook ht the first tione to the bar A second trip would be too risky

Skiaze over the bar to make sure Noel or Oren hadn’t spotted us yet, I froze when I made eye contact with the third bartender Asher smiled and started to wave, but I shook my head frantically and slashedhilanced toward my brother and turned back to er over ain checked out what his coworkers were doing Then he turned back tome to wait a minute

"Incredible," Zoey murmured beside me "I think I actually followed that entire conversation you guys had You and Asher would make awesome spies"

I winked at her "If only we could use our powers for good"

I barely caught Asher giving o-ahead to meet hilassware

"Co through people so we could stay out of sight frorew more perilous as we had to move close to it to reach the hall, but Oren and Noel seemed busy without Asher on hand to help So, they didn’t notice us

Asher waited with his arlasses I slowed to a stop, Zoey catching up totoward the back kitchen, I shook uys a new one of these sanitizing ht under the counter?"

Asher sighed and rolled his eyes "It’s on the fritz, and the new one is on back order Pick is pissed" Then he glanced curiously between Zoey and ive up on your roupies?"

My shoulders sagged It’d probably be better for ive up on Oren to follow Non-Castrato around, butI’d already come this far "Unfortunatelyno" I lifted Oren’s phone to show it to him "Can you sneak this back behind the bar?"