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I crossed my arms I hadn’t even taken off ht and I literally felt sick to o now"

She nodded "I won’t try to stop you I’ me a chance to talk to you It means more toher to tackleher the dagger right now But she didn’t I grabbed hold of the railing as I started down the twisting stairs A few seconds later, Carly was right behind o okay?" she asked "You look really pale Paler than normal, which is a feat in itself"

"Fine It’s fine Everything’s fine"

I didn’t sound all that convincing, but considering hoollen otten theh I wasn’t sure how to deal hat I’d heard I now had a whole lot of inforet half-priced chicken wings I just want to go hoo"

Part ofNatalie had told enuine And there was that strong sense of familiarity about her that made me want to believe that she’d been mostly truthful withback the gifts I’d had since birth, like a lid on a box--she was right It was like a puzzle piece snapping into place and showing me a little h to figure out what it actually was

If she’d been telling the truth about that, was she telling the truth about how I shouldn’t trust Bishop? That he was actually id air that closed aroundlow, lighting things up enough to see easily

As we turned the corner to get to the parking lot, I suddenly found myself face-to-face with Bishop

Chapter 15

I froze After the conversation I’d just had with Natalie, he was the last person I was prepared to see right now And yet, whenfaster, I kneasn’t just from surprise I couldn’t look anywhere but at hiaze i, addictive--immediately affected me as if he’d just pulled me into his embrace

Kraven stood next to him Roth and Zach were nowhere to be seen Believepast the shock of seeing Bishop was to check the area for the deht

"Hey, sweetness," Kraven greeted e "Looking good tonight I hope you didn’t get all hot just for little ol’a habit

Bishop didn’t say anything at all, which surprised me until I realized that he didn’t appear to be completely lucid It had been a whole day since I’d last touched hiht now, even afterconversation with Natalie I wanted soback

He seele to hold on to his concentration His jaas set as his gaze flicked to the club behind lare "Why, Samantha?"