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He smiled at me sympathetically “I think yours was probably harder to deal with than mine I had to adapt because my parents—before they built their little co—they were caravaners”

Xero frowned at him in confusion “They hat?”

“Caravaners,” Jayce repeated “We lived in an RV and traveled all over the place with a bunch of other people who also lived in RVs I saw forty-nine states by the tih Central America and Canada We even took one trip to South America, but then there was all this political unrest and stuff, and ot shot, so they decided it would be safer for me to live in a house That hen I was eleven, I think”

“So your fah”

“That word is offensive,” Jayce said matter-of-factly “But no, eren’t I just told you We were caravaners”

“And what did your caravaner parents do for ston asked

Jayce shrugged “Eh, I don’t know My dad’s a professor and my mom’s a writer, so they probably just published stuff I never really paid attention”

Kingston gaped, then shook his head in disbelief “I knew the specifics of the faht I was practically raised in a boardroom”

“That does sound boring” Kai stood up on the rock, stretching his arms over his head with a smirk

“Not at all, it was fascinating Not to hest h school”

“Congratulations,” Xero said wryly “Did you ever have friends?”

“I had colleagues” Kingston lifted his chin with a sniff “Children of ues, in fact”

“Yay, nepotism,” Kai drawled

“Don’t tell ues,” I said with a grin