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I looked across the roo for Gabe, to no avail He’d disappeared

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The next reen lawn and into the stables It was still early and I couldn’t sleep, so I’d curled up on the concrete bench—the same bench where Manuel had confessed to round, I hurried after him

“I’ve been looking for you,” I said as I entered the stable It soundedthan I’d meant

Gabe stood next to Clint’s stall, feeding him a carrot He brushed the ured you’d find me eventually”

“Can we talk?”

He sighed and turned to me “Sure”

His dark brown hair fell across sleepy eyes It had been several days since he’d shaved and a scruffy beard had begun to form on his chin

“You don’t sound so sure,” I said, biting my lip

“Can you bla, he dropped his broad shoulders “The last time you and I had a full conversation, you said you wanted to end our partnership I figured, the ave you, the more likely it would be for you

to change your mind”

I took a step closer Clint nudgedfor a treat

“Are you sure you want to be partnered with a demon?”

His eyes narrowed “You’re not a demon”

I opened ue