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“Yeah, but I’ll never turn down one of these So, what’s up with the have they been here?” She tilted her chin toward the two hanging back froner suits with their arms locked across their chests Every few minutes they’d pull out their phones at the sa twins i down There wasn’t a hello, a friendly wave, nothing but sunglasses and blank expressions

“They’ve been here all day This is the first you’re seeing them?”

I pushed her aret the end of the stick in the way of the cracking flaainst the smooth skin of her arm just above her wrist

“I’ve been occupied,” Zara responded My throat tightened

“They got here at noon and have been lurking the whole tishivers down my spine I sed, my mouth suddenly dry

“They tested out all the food, even stole a spot for aup the competition”

She didn’t say anything

I glanced down at her and she jolted, tearing her gaze away fro forward

MyHer lips had brushed againstthis close to her again brought back the saht

“Is there so on my mouth?” I wiped at my face with the back of my hand

With wide eyes, she shook her head “There was, but you got it Don’t worry about it”

“Don’t worry about them”

“Who?” She tilted her head

“Oren & Co We’ll be sizing them the hell up at their event too”

Recognition lit up her face and her eyes narroith deterain