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I let out a small snort "You sound so certain I alaze to ht in the darkness of my room "You’re different, Samantha You’re not like the others"

"I don’t knoho my birth mother and father is will have much to do with this particular outco the celestial energy in his eyes that held an edge ofto do with it And you need to keep fighting, keep resisting You’re not like the other grays"

"Is that why you came here? To test me? To see how controlled I am?" My voice trembled "Because I hate to break it to you, but I’m not Not when you’re this close to me"

"I had to come here"

"You had to?"

"Yes"

I looked at hi ot yourself to bla didn’t see me, Samantha?"

My cheeks burned to aded "Think it, say it That’s how I’ve always been Maybe I should keep ravity of our discussion, there was now a s at Bishop’s lips, which only worked to draw my attention there "You’re very honest Very open I like that"

"Onewe don’t have in common I’m an open book You’reclosed with a lock and key"

The smile disappeared completely "What else did Stephen tell you?"

I’d hit a sore point We could discuss grays and death and souls all night long, but any mention of his secrets and he shut down Typical "Not irl killed herself at the ether "What? Who?"

I shookShe was fine, then she got really depressed, like zero to sixty Then she" I drew in a ragged breath "It was horrible"

His expression was grave "I’m sorry you had to see that"

"Life and death, Bishop It can change in a heartbeat Any second Any moment It can all be taken away I never realized that before, but it’s true"

He drew closer again "Not to you You’re going to have a very long and very happy life I swear you will"