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Really, I should’ve known She had done wonderfully in the quarantine Harlow had been the girl that everyone liked I kept to a In the kitchen, several girls ran about to cook or do things, but Vega was nowhere in sight

Nevaeh forcedtoast I was about to ask where the boys hen Lazlo rushed in froone pale, and his wide sed to look relieved and terrified Like me, he stuck with his street clothes, and he had a hand shoved in his back pocket

“Did you sleep okay?” Lazlo asked and ran a hand through his hair His eyes darted around the roo about, and he stepped closer to ulped down the toast without really chewing It tasted sour and flat, and I didn’t even want to kno theyintensely at Nevaeh as she left the roo, but when Nevaeh left, shein her hands, and sh breakfast?” Lia asked him

Lazlo was too preoccupied to read how she looked at hinized hiuy, and she was a very sheltered young girl He took her gazing offensively, though, andto even look at her

“Good !” Korech boomed and appeared in the kitchen doorway

Lia blushed and lowered her eyes Korech walked over to us, and Lia ,” I said, still trying to s the awful toast

Lazloas if he wanted to disappear into the cupboards

Korech glanced at hiaze on me, and I forced a thin s a strong hand on my ar, warth and do Lazlo that I slept fantastic,” I sainst the counter, pulling er than me, but that didn’t mean I would let him dominate me

“That’s excellent news” Korech crossed hi worship shortly, and ould love it if you joined us”

“Yeah, I’ll be there,” I nodded I wasn’t ready to rock the boat quite yet, not without talking to Harlow, and I didn’t even knohere Blue was at “I should just check on Ripley, the lion, first”

“I’ht Shiloh fed all the cats this ,” Korech said I must’ve looked confused, because he continued, “The woame like rabbits or coyotes for us to eat They also find the occasional zombie or other food notthat back to feed the tigers”

Other food made me s hard, because I’m sure that meant bodies of the uninfected human variety

“I’d still like to check on her,” I insisted with a plastic smile

“As you wish” Korech made no attempt to hide the displeasure in his voice

The kitchen had several girls in it, but as the tension thickened, the room fell silent Harloatched me as she helped make more of the sour bread, but I couldn’t read her expression