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"What are you thinking?" I whispered

"Hm?" His face pivoted to me, but his eyes remained blank

"Are youscared?" I asked

That cleared his eyes "Of theHe cracked his thumb knuckles, and I took his ware? Because I don’t think it’s anything personal Kope knows Arabic--"

"It’s not that"

"Then what is it?" I squeezed his hand, worried that I was being too pushy

"It’s nothing" He finally turned toup to strokewill be fine," he promised

I wrapped my arms around hi each other in until a car door shut outside Kaidan patteda littleto see Kope, but instead there was a tiny lady all gothed out with a spiky black pixie cut at her car, struggling to carry hangers of clothes over one shoulder and a ginorarette burned between her lips I rushed out and down the stairs to help, but she shook her head and nodded to the car

"Get arette, her voice scratchy

I found a plastic box with drawers in the passenger seat, and brought it up Kaidan raised an eyebrow atuncertain about it all He stood watching with his hands in the pockets of his low-slung ca fit and a chug of coffee

Another car door closed outside and Kaidan stiffened as I moved toward the door If it weren’t for Zania, I’d have done everything inof the three of us, which was bound to be uncouilt rushed forward at the sight of Kopano’s smooth face I wanted to warn hiave him a small s when he came in, and I closed the door behind hi