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They continued looking him over, and I tried to see it

I did

I mean…

No I didn’t see it

He ht’ve been attractive, but Raize was just cold, too dead on the inside

Mary sawa seat beside me “Hey”

Headphones Did she not see the headphones in my ears?

I pulled one bud out “Hey?”

She jerked her chin up toward Raize “It looks like we’re on the sa?” She pulled her ticket out, showingfor first class, but are we close?” Her head bent toward me She lowered her voice “Are you two really married?”

Her eyes dipped down, lingering onon it

“Uh” I needed to up“We are, but we just had an anniversary, so we’re getting a little update on the and warm

As if sensing it, he turned toward

I pasted a big, wide smile ondone to the ring, but then we got the call about our family, and noe’re here”

She sighed, fanning herself “Oh my That’s just sorthy” Her eyebrows dipped down, and she tensed for a second “He seeh Doesn’t he?” Her voice fluttered, literally fluttered

I could feel the excitement from her, and I suddenly understood

Thehe was to her Turn hiroup would lose interest I couldhe could fake It’d be painful to see him try

Wo Raize ever needed to work for, but I always figured it was because of what he did Those wos, or so I’d assumed, but maybe not Maybe they just wanted Raize

It was a weird sensation, looking at hiain, he hadn’t shot someone in cold blood minutes after they met him And they hadn’t seen hiht be a problem in the future

Mary sidled a bit closer tohi he’s done?”

This woed But then I noticed a white line above her top lip It was faint, but it was there I could only see it because she’d scooted so close to me

Ah Now it made sense

Could she sense he dealt drugs?

I reexa Raize, and the lust was palpable

Maybe it was the danger Raize gave off?