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From the start, froth

Not that they’d never fought They were both strong willed and they had fought hts had always gone soh and resolved

But now this cold distance between the inside Astrid had broken after Mary’s death That day had killed some part of Astrid and noas like she didn’t even care enough to fight

Sa out of sheer loneliness and need But itAstrid even talking about her

And the truth was, so much of the proble earth-shattering, it was just about sex And Sa more like a jerk than he could stand

So he diverted the conversation to Dekka Which led to talking about Brianna And Sam found himself quickly trapped in a conversation that was every bit as unco about Astrid

"I know you

"The worst that happens is Brianna says, ‘No way, I’lanced back at Jack to hed "You don’t understand, Sam You think that’s all there is to it, just be honest But see, right now I have this little, tiny like, like flower of hope, right? It’s noton to I justI can’t have her look at rossed out Because then I have nothing"

It was the longest speech Saet that" He fervently wished he’d never opened his mouth

There was a noise in the bushes off to one side "Is that you, Jack?" Sam called in a loud voice

"I’m over here," Jack said, fro"

Sa she should shield her eyes Then he launched a fireball into the air, a Sahost space

Just off the trail a coyote flinched at the light but did not run away It snarled, bared its teeth, and crouched for a leap

Dekka was faster than Saround, unable to kick, unable to leap

It was a bizarre sight, thein o li us?" Sa to kill huled, weird voice

Sam stepped closer Humans were not the only creatures to have evolved in the lawless universe of the FAYZ One of the earliest had been the coyotes who served the gaiaphage Soues and flattened led sort of speech

"Look," Jack said He was co "He has them, too"

Sam walked cautiously around Pack Leader to see the other side There were the insect jaws protruding from the matted fur Two, maybe three of them

"I came for hunter kill inal Pack Leader Lana had killed that Pack Leader But whether this was the second coyote to hold the title or sohtly better powers of speech than the first

"Hunter’s dead," Saht Hands"

Sam had no sympathy for the coyote The coyotes had participated in the town plaza massacre There were bodies buried in the cemetery that had been so badly ripped by coyote teeth that they were unrecognizable