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If he remembered the way new membership worked, you had to wait awhile before you were approved But you could couest of the club until that happened

"You really weren’t into her?" Novo stared after the feht"

"Well, I know you’re not saving yourself for me" This was said without bitterness Which Axe appreciated "You sure you don’t want to get so off your chest--waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait aaway

But she kept after it and hiar bar You’re getting her, aren’t you"

"Nope"

"Yeah, you are--"

Axe stopped Turned around Met Novo right in the eye "Why in the hell would a nice fe to do with ine the frown on Novo’s face behind her mask

"Well," she said, "when you put it like that … I can’t argue with you"

Just his luck, he thought as they resuu a trophy because everyone else forfeited the race

’Cuz they didn’t want to be on the track with the likes of you

But whatever … this thing with Elise was not going to last; he knew it down to his soul The question hen and how badly it ended

Until then--he was in, though Totally fucking in

THIRTY-SEVEN

Rhage aluy

He’d come into the Audience House ready to protect his shellan and defend his fa nature over nurture: Were two fit, non-biological adoptive parents better than a not-as-fit, but biologically related, potential parent? After all, even if Ruhn had had money, there was no way he lived in as safe a house or environe and Mary did

Because, hello, the two of thele, not very educated, and had no experience with kids of any age

So, yeah, Rhage had coht

But instead … he found hiically cal the entire ti--about Bitty’s uncle

"Well," Marissa said gently--there had been a lot of gentle prompts from the likes of her "I think the next step … is for you, Ruhn, to s and then quickly hid the flash of dental art