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"I don’t knoasn’t supposed to know about Razor going after the Riot, but I overheard Oz and Eli talking about it when they visitedinsane, but this club is super secretive and that’s not going to change I mean, for God’s sake, I consider Razor a friend and he was shot and no one told estures to the dresser and on it are tooden boxes "Those are Olivia’s ashes She was like a randmother She left us instructions of what she wants us to do with her remains One box is for me and Oz and the other is for Razor Her letter to me and Oz said that we had to spread her ashes in Kentucky Eli letdisrespectful to his mother if we pushed it out any further"

I walk over to the boxes and take an interest in the one that has an envelope with Razor’s na on top of it "What is Razor supposed to do with the ashes?"

"No one knows Not even Razor Olivia left hiured it out, he would knohat to do with her ashes What’s even odder is that Oz and I received our letter after she passed, but she had specific instructions for when Razor was to get his He received his a feeeks ago and it was related to some sort of event that no one will tell me about Olivia esome, but she could be weird"

I note the wistful tone in her voice--the same one Razor has when he speaks of Olivia SheBehind the box is a stack of papers stapled together and I tilt o Razor will be looking for you and Oz will be pissed if he finds out I’ of a screen door, boots down a hallway, and Ee The first code’s a ciphera key to unlock so else

Razor involved ht him a file on his mother Olivia--a woman he admitted he loved and who loved him in return, a woman married to the president of this club--this Olivia left bylaws to be given to hi to discover what happened to his mother?

I snatch the bylaws off the dresser and E? I know you’re new, but you cannot read those Seriously, they will freak out and--"

"I need a printer" I fish my cell out of my pocket "I have a file and I need to print it"

Emily squints in confusion and there’s no way she can understand No one knohat this is about and I won’t tell her, but even worse, this isn’t only about Razor anymore This is also about me I’ve seen the code It’s there in

The door to the room opens, Razor enters, and when he spots what’s in my hands, he warily eyes Eo, and I need a printer Full page Eight-by-ten Nothing ser This has to be precise"

A shadow crosses his face as he notices the picture I had promised to delete off er radiating from Razor, but Emily is out the door in seconds Iover lower, he can yell, but this is Razor and he could never hurt me because he is built to the core to protect

"I can crack this code, but I need this printed out"

"This isn’t a game It’s not a crossword puzzle or a seek-and-find What’s on your phone is a powder keg and I will not allow you to be a casualty of the explosion"

My heart aches at the pain in his eyes He’s lost so much, more than I could ever comprehend "No one will know I cracked this unless you tell or I tell, and we’re both capable of keeping secrets"

Razor’s head falls back and he stares at the ceiling A battle wages inside hi the answers he craves "You don’t understand how bad this is"

"I don’t understand None of it, but I understandfor a solution, but I can’t This code is in my brain and the wheels won’t stop, not even for you"

I take his hand and squeeze it "You know more about me than anyone else I’ve told you more, told you secrets about my brain, and while you’re the one that understands me better than anyone, you still don’t truly understand I’o crazy if I don’t solve this, so you can help et along so well is because you’re like ’s in our brain, it doesn’t stop"

Razor’s shaking his head as he cups my face There’s a desperation in his voice I’ve never heard "It’s not the saht, I don’t fully understand, but I can’t drag you any further into this I can’t lose you"

I lay my hands over his "You won’t Because wherethe people you care for I can crack this code, Razor, and I can do it knowing that whatever it is you’re scared of, you will never let it touch me I trust you"

Razor searches my eyes for an answer to a question he has yet to pose "Stay here I mean it, Breanna You don’t move a foot" He yanks the bylaws from my hands and he’s out the door