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“Hein Cali, but how the fuck did he pull it off? Have you found out what he offered your rivals?”

Cyrus shrugs “Probably just power, sprinkled in with souts here, it’s what keeps things so stagnate—no one’s willing to work together to overthrow anyone else because our ancestors once flipped each other off or so”

“Lucky you,” I grumble

Cyrus brushes his lip “We’ll figure this shit out,” he assures me, low and cocksure I don’t doubt it, but the fact that I’ve already been forced away froh of a loss that I et over it Hoill any ofht now, I’

At least I got so decent out of this little detour

A clue and Catalina’s virginity

Our fake relationship doesn’t feel so fake anyned went up in flames with her home toith her past; e have now feels h to surrender to without getting burned It’s intoxicating; I want more of her, but I also know that if I don’t retake control of ether; hell, on’t have any future at all

“How long have you been hiding out in this castle for?” I ask Cyrus It’s a nice place, but obviously not preferable for a young rich Irish playboy

“Too long,” the brawny ex-football player stretches out, before pointed a playful fingerout, by the way,” he nudges “That’s bad for morale It’s more like a vacation a forced vacation in a secluded fortress” he shrugs “We could all use some time off every once in a while, huh?”

“I used to think that,” I shake ine ever wanting to take a vacation again”

Cyrus chuckles “Ah, well, you etaway, then” He looks out of a nearby , sunlight peaks through the grey overcast above “Let’s go grab soe down the way”

I raise a cautious eyebrow “You think it’s s outside?”

Cyrus clasps his hand around ers have sheep, and that’s saying so We’ll be just as safe there as we are here You know I think better in a bar I seem to remember that you do as well”

I bite ue “I don’t drink much anymore”

“Maybe that’s what’s gone wrong,” Cyrus teases “You’re becoet soullet of yours and see if we can’t shake things back up in our favor Plus, who knoe ht or two”