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“I love how you call him by his Hawaiian name”

“That fucker’s been at this a long time Chills skitter across oing to beat him”

Holding his face, I find the glowing green eyes I love “Why does that , it makes me feel even more doomed He has so much more experience than us”

He pushes up to sit beside ame to him, Mercy He doesn’t want you He wants the idea of you I’, but I’d say to an immortal like Kanaloa, or Hayden if that’s what he’s called here, lifeHus to fill the expanse of eternity”

Leaning back, I look deep into his eyes “You’re so intelligent”

“Is that bad?”

“Not at all Only I fell for your body Now you’re pulling out this brain on irl a break”

That earnsbefore we’re back tolove Still, he lets oodbye to Penny He’s right about Phoebe, though She’ll want to stay where she’s familiar

My aunt scampers down the steps when she hears me enter, and for the first time in a while, I see the old lynx in her movements

“Mercy! Oh, Mercy, I’ve been so worried about you” She runs straight to me and pulls me in her arms “Where have you been?”

“I’ve been with Koa! It’s okay”

“Is he holding you prisoner?” Her eyes are round, and I shake my head

“He’s not the jailer I’ her face, I realize she’s always known “I told hi next week”

Her lip pulls between her teeth “Dylan told you?”

“Why didn’t you ever tell me?” It aches in my chest that everyone kept me in the dark I feel like I can’t trust any of them now