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"No," I said, horrified "I just want to knohat system, or part of her mind, he affected to leave her like this"
Chubs sat back, his excite to take h all of these books"
"Hey, losers," Vida said fro with sweat fro to want to see what they’re working on in the garage"
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IT TOOK ME A MOMENT to even understand what I was seeing as we approached Duct tape held up thite sheets as a backdrop behind Zu, as perched on a folding chair She glowed under the flood of light froled toward her They’d set up a poor man’s version of a studio in the corner of the roo her, next to the ca with the device The other was for Lia to her quietly
He was the one that spotted us first, and scowled
"What’s going on?" Chubs asked, trying to take in the scene
"Suzu her neck around to look at us She was still dressed in all black, but her hair isted now into a messy bun Next to her were two different notebooks, each open to a page full of scribbles in blue ink She had a third in her lap
Cole said you only get one shot to prove this would work I almost said it, but it felt petty After only a few hours, there was no real way to e they’d already released
"Is there a problem?" Lia how this situation was going to play out But contrary to what Liaht
"Zu," I said, "can I talk to you? Just for a second?"
She nodded immediately, and I felt tension release its hold on my stomach I led her a little ay froave n
"And you understand that if you do this, your face will be all over the place--they explained that, right?" I didn’t want her to think I was treating her like a kid incapable ofher own decisions, and I didn’t want to imply that Liam would ever purposefully trick her, but I needed the confirmation from her My first instinct with the others, noeyes of the world And Zu, being Zu, seemed to understand
She slid the sht, right? Not at Oasis Not at Thurmond?
When I shook ned This is the only way I can think of to do so I want to help!
"I hope you don’t think I haven’t noticed or appreciated all that you’ve done here at the Ranch so far," I said