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"She’s a friend of Elsie’s She’s played at our house and I’ve dropped Elsie off at her parents’ house" My forehead furrows "I mean, her parents are so--"

"Norh, so a three-piece patch doesn’t er than yourself"

I scan the wall of bras again and none of the inforical sense and that causesround of applause and cheers fills the roo whistle Every person is solely focused on him

A hand on my back and I jump Razor’s head snaps to check on me and to the left is Rebecca She inclines her head to Razor and he nods his in response It’s like the two of thee

"Take her to E," she answers

Razor sendsme and I need to be okay with it, but I’m so not I sort of trust Rebecca, but in the end, I’ve spent only a handful ofcontinues and Razor enters the crowd ofhis injured side There’s so beautiful in the way they slows in return

Rebecca leans over to e that he shared it with you"

"Is this because he was shot?"

"Yes and no They respect hi his job seriously, but this moment is because he saved one of his brothers"

A sense of awe overwhelms me and then I remember Razor as he stood with me outside the school, hohiskedto fight for someone he didn’t even know because I asked War people is what Razor does

"I’us a secret froether, explaining that our relationship is no one else’s business

"You should be But at the same time, life in the Terror isn’t easy Most people will draw dividing lines and will make you choose between us and the to make that choice"