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I checked it Six texts about a graduation party tonight Patti gave et ready to go out

That night after the party, I called Dad

"Hoas your graduation night?" he asked

"It was okay A spirit was there, but he didn’t stay the whole tian "I heard so able to have more than one sin"

"Sure, yeah It’s rare, but not unheard of There used to be fewer Dukes back when there were fewer hue of est Duke, so to speak I’ve only been around since the eighteenth century I only have the one sin, so you shouldn’t have aelse Do you?"

"No, no, not me I just heard it and I was curious"

"Only one of your pals’ fathers had multiple sins at one point, and that was Alocer," Dad continued A headache began behind my eyes as he went on "He used to be the Duke of Wrath and Lust, before Pharzuph caain?"

I cleared my throat

"U the subject "You should have stayed today--it was funny watching Ginger and Patti--"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold up a second"

I clutched the phone tighter "Yeah?" I asked, all innocence

Silence

"Please tell me Kopano is not a Lust Neph, too"

I squeezed my eyes shut "Dad, he’s extremely self-controlled--"

A scratchy interference cutthe receiver to hide the ed

Finally it ended

"What happened between you two?" he asked

Why was I afraid of his anger, even through the phone?

"It washappened!"

"Nothing happened," I assured hi to sex