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“You?” I ask, pointing at the girl

“Me?” she asks, her head popping up Her beauty momentarily disar for the first time in my thirty years It is iet hard for anyone other than theirThe rich tile nerve in my body

“Yes, you,” I reply, trying my damndest not to chuckle at her

“Seneca Floyd, twenty-two Gerald and Irene Floyd”

“Mayor Floyd is your father?”

“Yes, sir,” she says

“I’m Dane,” I say dumbly I ah, for the life of me, I don’t knohy I never saw her before; obviously, fate works in mysterious ways

“Nice toforward a little bit I reach for her outstretched hand, and a bright white light hitsShe pulls her hand away like it’s been burned As soon as she does, the light disappears She falls back in line with the boys Now, I do take a second and rub , not even calm me down

“So, I take it you were not out causing trouble with the boys here?”

“Uoes all through me “I came to talk to the alpha of the pack, which I take to be you?”

“That’s right, love,” I say

“Hmm You’re not what I expected” The boys to her left chuckle

“Silence,” I growl They straighten up and look at me

“You will help the old wo one toe out of line, you will all suffer the consequences Do you understand?” Jared raises his hand “What?”

“Help thely lenient punisheneration do God, and now I sound like my dad

“Whatever they want If they want you to take them down to the river and beat them on rocks, you will If they want you to fluff and fold it, you will I better not hear of anything that you do upsetting theet out Everyone out,” I say, and they all scramble away “Not you, Ms Floyd” I stop her in her tracks as she tries to hurry out of the room with the others The door closes with a snap, and then we are alone

She turns on her heels and stares at eous, and she may not know it yet, but she’s mine