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Elijah drew back, licking his lips as if he could still taste irl”

My gaze stayed locked on hiether Holy fuck Did he knohat he’d just done to me?

If he did, he was gentleh not to mock me for it He just ran his thumb over my lips once and smiled at me

They passed the joint around until it was finished, and when it ca first and then breathing the shed and assured ood hands, that Elijah was an old pro at this, but I thought I caught a look almost like jealousy on Finn’s face as he watched us

After a while, he disappeared for a few minutes and ca down straight than when e juice, but the happy buzz in my mind drowned out any discomfort

I felt utterly relaxed and strangely safe as I rested ainst the couch, hands laced over the patch of bare skin on my stomach

Four distinct, deep voices surrounded , and Mason’s low and serious

Together, they created a pleasant hum that faded into the distance as my eyelids dropped shut

Chapter 19

A loud beeping sound piercedover and throwing an ar from somewhere, and I hated it

Kill light Must… kill… light

The beeping stopped for little bit, but a few roped blindly aroundmy eyelids, I squinted at the screen as I turned off the alarm

7:35 My first class was at eight I could justmove

My head felt stuffy, like I’d poured cement between my ears and let it harden, andbefore class wasn’t optional

I was tempted to blow it off and