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"I’ll get it," I called out, shoving thefor my purple zip-up hoodie

I heard Patti’s voice as she answered the door I darted into the living roo someone I came to a halt in the nize hiht his blue eyes bore down on me with the same intensity as always He’d had his hair cut really short all over, revealing a small cowlick that fanned out on his left teyer The sight of him made me want to sit down and take a breath He wore a black hooded sweatshirt with skulls up the side, and baggy cargo pants He had a gray woolly cap in his hand

"I’ to have to co on?" Patti and I asked at the sa with all US Dukes, and they’ve requested you to cooing to be trouble?" Patti asked

"I think it’s just a formality I’le of worry until I broke away and grabbedPatti

"I’ll call you as soon as I can," I told her She nodded, face tight orry I hated leaving her there alone Kaidan pulled the war, "Please, please, please," as I shut the door behind me

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

GOODY BAGS

Why did he send you instead of asking hborhood

"He told the other Dukes you had no transportation"

My dad ive me a heads-up

"I’m still surprised he sent you," I admitted

"Trust me, I think he had one of the others in mind, but my father volunteereda party, so there’re a lot of people at the house They’ve already had their officialcards, andit’ll still be like that e get there If you can avoid going in the saht to your father, and then we can leave The four other Neph you know are there, and the Dukes think we’re working a party tonight Blake’s there because of his father, and the others are land any chance they have Oh, and Ginger’s been a ray of sunshine today" He rolled his eyes, peeved

There it was again: that ht out eative ones

"Okay," I said, needing a refresher course "Reain--Melchom is Blake’s father?"