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Bethany closed her eyes

“Or she is showing thatelse ends badly,” Dawson replied, voice even “That true love can conquer anything”

Her heart sped up as she glanced over her shoulder, aze He smiled, and she turned to mush

“True love?” Daemon scoffed “The entire concept of true love is stupid”

The class erupted in a debate that ay off topic, but Bethany and Daere still staring at each other True love? Was that what this was? BeforeDawson, she would’ve been on board with Daeooey stuff

Dawson’s eyes deepened, turning a ooey stuff

When class ended, Daaited for her to gather up her stuff and then offered his hand “Ready?”

Aware of all the eyes on the into his brother’s shoulder “You

“And youhis fingers through hers

His twin glanced at Beth “Be very careful, little girl” And then he was out the door

Beth’s mouth dropped open “Whoa”

“Believe it or not, that’s a toned-down version of Daeh the door Out in the hallway, he squeezed her hand as he whispered “We have to tell the rest…the rest of us who live outside the, well, you know”

Fear tripped up her heart “Are they going to be okay with it?”

“Dae her head “He didn’t look very supportive”

He reassured her, but she wasn’t buying it

As they neared the stairwell, one of the blond twins came out of the double doors and looked at theolden-colored skin paled, and as he continued staring at them, he tripped over his own feet

“Did he, uh, see et sohout the day Just pretend like you have no clue why”

Get so A teacher in the hall during class change gaped at her One of the adym, the coach looked like he was a second away from a stroke

She was surrounded by aliens

Or she was beco paranoid, because when Carissa waved at her with the paddle, she was half afraid the girl was going to chuck it at her head