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And he had been one of the biggest traitors of all

Deacon had been right How did I reconcile those two halves? And that wasn’t even taking into consideration the fact that there was another girl Yeah, it all see for her

Everything

I passed the coffee table again

All I could think was that none of this was fair Here I was, pitying myself and my circumstances, when others had fared one fros, to doing al And it was sad

But that didn’t change what he had done

Was I holdingto defend ht There’d be a chance that one day I would face off with people who, for whatever reason, believed they stood on the right side, and I ht have to kill them to protect myself Even humans did that

As I neared the door, I heard another one shutting out in the hall, and my heart jumped in my chest No one else was in the roo , I threw open my door and rushed out into the hall, barefoot and all I reached his door, rappingopen Seth stood there, his hair down, brushing his bare shoulders He held the black thermal in one hand

I was unprepared to see hiht all of this out first

"Hey," he said, stepping aside "I was going to co into his room for the first ti area Bedrooht My heart pounded in my chest as I looked up at him

So many secrets in those a out?" I asked, clasping ether

"Nope" Stomach muscles tensed and flexed as he tossed his shirt on the arh his hair "There’s no sign of theates, just in case Hopefully, there’s nothing to be concerned about"

"I hope," I aze to his He was…he was so beautiful, but there was such darkness that had to exist in him

His brows knitted as he took a step toward one?"

"I know," I blurted out, and then I locked up Every muscle

He frowned "You knohat?"

"I…I know about Alex," I said, squeezing ether as the frown slipped off his face and his eyes widened "I know about Ares"