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Spider had reached us

"Dude What the hell?" I checked him out He chuckled, eyes clear Focused "You did this? I don’t knohat to say--and that’s not nored "You never leftto real family I haveand bloody hell, I wanted to see you before I start touring" He pulled a thick envelope out of his pocket "AndI never got a chance to give you this"

I opened it Looked back at hiave you your quid already"

"It’s not about the winning--okay ift and now you have more capital to invest wherever you want" He plucked at his leather jacket "Plus, you’ll hurt ive it back"

"Da It was too much, but I could see how much it meant to hiaze and saw Lulu, Reh the door Jealousy litI cursed under ood,out Hartford with critical eyes His lip curled "That’s the boyfriend?"

"Fiancé," I muttered

He arched a brow "Want hed God, I’d missed hirin He pulled a small box out of his pocket "Now, let’s talk about this"

"What? No ifts, okay?"

He shook his head "It’s for Reether "You found it?"

The day after her bracelet had been stolen, I’d called every single pawnshop in London and the surrounding towns looking for her bracelet I hadn’t gotten a hit, but it hadn’t stoppedin with them until I’d left London

He stuffed it in my hands "Dude You left strict instructions forto do with myself One of the pawnshops called back yesterday They even fixed the broken clasp I should have told you, but I wanted to surprise you" He paused "You okay? You look funny"

"No, I just kno e and there it was--her bracelet, amid a wad of tissue

I looked back up at hiht of it I’ll catch you in a bit" I nodded and he brushed pastLulu

Someone pushed a beer in my hands, and I made the rounds to say hi to everyone I talked to my father and step-h-society scene and they’d want to get out before it got too late They congratulated h he asked me a hundred questions about whether I was ready for classes to begin, if I had purchased my books, and on and on

An hour later, after a few toasts had been had, I ended up on a stool chatting with Axel and Alexandria I’d had a few drinks, andme antsy rather than relaxed

"Any plans after this?" she asked, sending rin

Did I?