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towards Nate, towards the small

unexpected pain in his ey

r, quickly mask

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s hand, lacing my

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sed Nate, a deliber

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k faltered. L

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e. "I'm suddenly in the mood t

s face tight with anger. "

king Julian' s path to me

to do?" Julian snapped, his gaze

said calmly, but with an edge t

harder than any phy

asy glances. This wasn't go

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bets on people's hearts,"

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e looking,

of discomfort, the feel

e low and venomous, directed at me. "You,

ually low. "Better than someone who actually res

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eb muttered, but his usual confi

eath," I said, turn

leaving the trio standing amidst my scattered

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creep in, a suspicio

cidentally" showing up wherever Nate and I were,

affected. He' d look at me with suc

e approached me

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as with any of you," I

... I miss you,

ing bag, you mean,"

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