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I couldn’t look at him

"Fifteen minutes, Ruby You teach me"

What could I possibly know that he didn’t?

"Do you think you could walk h how you erase so you’re proud of, and I know it’s caused you a lot of pain in the past, but it seems like a useful trick, and I’d be interested to learn it"

"Well…I guess?" I said Like I could deny hi I kne to teach I’d barelyhow you do it will also help ain Sound good?"

That sounded great, actually

"If you’d let h your memories and see if I can find any clues I just want to confirm a suspicion I have"

I don’t think he expected the request to give me pause, but it did He had been in s I’d never spoken about to anyone But I’d been able to keep his that really mattered, the dreams I wanted to protect

I kept thinking about what Liam had said before, when he told me about his sister Those memories are mine

But if I wanted a future with my family--with Liam--then I had to relinquish my control I had to let Clancy in if itin the future

You can trust him, said the same voice at the back of my mind He’s your friend He would never overstep

"Okay," I said "But only those, and, afterward, Charles gets to use your computer"

"Deal"

Clancy knelt in front of h my hair I tried not to squirm at his proximity and his assumption that I would be fine with it We’d sat this close before, but so back "I told Lia Can we maybe do this later? Or even tomorrow?"

"It’ll only take a second," Clancy pro and low "Just close your eyes and think about theyou woke up on your tenth birthday"