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"Boss?" Mike said "You okay?"

The president’s son rose slowly, shutting the lid of his laptop The rolled-up sleeves of his white shirt slid down his tan arht Hi shock, the kind that reducedcraas an understatement I didn’t even have a second to collect myself before the next three words passed his lips There was no way I could have, because Clancy Gray looked straight aton earth I expected

"Ruby Elizabeth Daly"

My reaction ay too strong for so as innocent as my full name It wasn’t like he had spat out three vile cusswords or screamed "Kill them now!" or "Lock the over my own boots, but I was nearly to the door before I even realized it

Clancy took a step forward, but Liam pushed him back, hard

"Lee!" Mike sounded scandalized

Clancy held up his hands "Sorry--I’m sorry! My bad I should have realized how that would sound I was just surprised to see you" He leaned around Liaetic smile, and I paused at the door, ht his teeth were "I’ve read your file so many times on so many different networks that I feel like we’ve already ht now"

"And which one do you plan on turning her over to?" Chubs snapped

I stood still, letting Zu keep one arm wrapped around my waist Clancy’s face flushed at the accusation, his dark eyes flicking back over to me "None of them I just collect infor about And that just happens to be you, Miss Daly" He paused, rubbing a hand absently over his shoulder "Let’s see if I reinia, but raised in Salem by her mother, Susan, a teacher, and her father, Jacob, a police officer Attended Salem Elementary School until your tenth birthday, when your father called into his station to report an unknown child in his house--"

"Stop," Ito divide his attention betweenthe sordid tale of my life

"--but, bad luck, the PSFs beat the police to your house Good luck, someone dropped the ball or they had other kiddies to pick up, because they didn’t wait around long enough to question your parents, and thus, didn’t pre-sort you And then you ca you were Orange--"

"Stop!" I didn’t want to hear this--I didn’t want anyone to hear it

"What’s the matter with you?" Lia her?"

Clancy,another hard shove, moved to the other side of his desk "I’m excited to meet her, that’s all It’s not often that you find another Orange"