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Beautiful

Feral

Dangerous

Untamable

"Are you mad, Miss Charlotte?"

The name blurred but I said it to myself over and over Let the sounds caress h my lips Reyes Reyes Reyes

"Are you upset?"

Blue had coed at his arh the ith her

"I don’t understand," I said, my disbelief so utterly co through me like a wildfire "He’s not dead I just saw him"

Rocket’s eyes widened as he watchedposition

"Charley," Strawberry said, her tone scolding, "you need to stop that You’re scaring Blue"

"He’s not dead," I said to Rocket

"Not yet" He shook his head "Not yet, Miss Charlotte"

I was in front of him at once, had the dirty collar of his shirt wrapped into ht to do it To make sure he didn’t disappear onexactly what his ansould be

He tried to talk, his oldfish, but I’d scared him

I pulled him closer until our noses touched "When?" I repeated

"Not when Not how Only who N-no breaking rules"