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S would have been an inappropriate response, yes? "So where are we going?"

"Soe my cell phone and call my friend Lucien He’ll be able to flash me home"

A flicker of panic "What aboutus"

doused by shattering relief "Of course I won’t I’m the Red Queen"

"Yeah, yeah Super powerful You will be on your best behavior"

"Aren’t I always?"

"I’ ht want to reconsider"

"You will not harm my friends"

"I vowed I wouldn’t"

"I know, but--"

"Do not finish that sentence," she snapped "I ht decide your tasks aren’t worth my valuable time"

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Win his heart? Did she really stand a chance?

"Justno oes down," he said, "please don’t destroy round shook "Do you wantwithto protect you fro to save hi to pick sides

Like I did?

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But Always but

"Forget the Lords I want more than protection froness to act as her shield, had even viewed it as a sign of his affection Today? She saw it for what it uard his investhtly "Believe me I know You’ve made that abundantly clear"

Oh, no, he didn’t "Did you just repri what you secretly wanted but didn’t have the courage to ask for? If so, I will gut you"