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“Good” D on the exposed skin above my sports bra “But he is correct Your hair It is weakness”

“I’ll tie it up in a bun Hell, I’ll cut it” I didn’t care Winning was more important than my vanity

“No way” Lucius got to his feet and brushed the grass off “Cal loves redheads It’s an asset Trust me Besides, I wouldn’t like it if you cut it”

“Thanks for your input” I arched an eyebrow at him

The sun bore down on the back of ht Or er and thornier every day I spent as an Acquisition “Your approval of ht”

He shook his head “I think I liked you better when you were scared”

“I think I never liked you” I crossed my arms over my chest and stared him down

He s me? Impossible” He stepped closer, almost within my reach “Besides, I think it’s pretty obvious you like me quite a bit”

Dmitri put his hands on his hips “Leave her alone”

“Fuck off, Russian” Lucius flipped hi in his direction

“This isn’t helping” I brushed past Lucius and walked to the little water cooler set up under the oak tree Pouring myself a cup, I sank down onto one of the collapsible chairs and replayed the fight over in , other than my hairstyle?

“I could take you” Lucius pointed at Dmitri

“You always say this You always lose” Dmitri cracked his knuckles

“Depends on your definition of losing”

“You flat on back like good little bitch”

They circled each other and then tangled, wrestling before separating and doing it again Like ani heads, both too stubborn to back off and call a truce

It was the sa for the past two ht Lucius played Sin… I didn’t knohat Sin did After the night of his mother’s revelations, he spent all his ti on the one weekend when Teddy came home from school