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He bent to kiss ain, and murmured, "I’ll be sure to take that under advisean and I stared after him until he started his bike, at which point she looked attime"

I led her intodown his wall, if you knohat Iher, I asked, "Why are you here so early?"

"I wanted to co Mu if you want to come with me"

My stomach knotted with panic "I can’t…not today,’ I said softly, willing her to leave it at that and not try to force ive her a chance?" Her words held no accusation; it was simply a question One I didn’t know the answer to

"I’ you about it again, but if you decide you do want to go, just letclose, and I can see how ed"

Worry filled me Her words revealed the truth of the irl, desperate for the love of a mother, couldn’t help but ed when she never knew her in the first place? I squeezed her hand and se my mind," I promised, unable to burst her happy bubble I hoped like hell our ain, but deep down, I doubted that would happen

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I walked the distance betweenwith Scott forpoint we set up when the three of us plotted to take down Marcus, so it was only natural for Scott to choose it if he was bringing Blade into so now But what the fuck did Blade have to do with anything going on between Scott and ," I said as I approached

The set of Scott’s shoulders and the hard expression on his face led ry with h everything else about him seemed tense, his voice had lost the hard tone to it fro on?"

"Blade knows about your past I needed to talk it out with someone and I didn’t want that to be anyone from Storm," Scott filled me in, and I sucked in a breath Thesouth at so it up at Church, but Harlow picked up that there was soested I talk to Blade"

Fuck, I had no clue where he would take this, so I nodded and waited for him to lay his cards on the table