to his bed with a groan tha

uttered into his pillow. "It's

own bed, his legs propped up against the wa

essed you are," Kain said casuall

ot obs

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, his cheeks pink. "Okay, ma

ush' written all over your face li

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d swung his legs off the

ke

rn dog part of your soul. You'

sound like I'

up and plopped down right beside Elias, str

aned. "Ka

rother and dragged him down with him, burying his

ed, but he didn't move away. Despi

orable and wise. And clearly the only reason y

e first time in days

m your

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ad. "Since when did

lways, b

crossed in the kitchen of their temporary apartme

es me," he said

wed her ey

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inst the counte

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tell that human kid

ense. "Is that jealousy I h

don't want some weak girl hanging ar

is elbows on the coun

tter yours

remembered me, huh? Took you long enough. Was starti

arlet. "I don't hav

mm. S

an apple and biting

eon said, poking her

what I like anymo

ed floors and voices bouncing off the high ceilings. The students were

he teacher with a lim

. "I was just walking past, and she

dened. "I didn

with your bag

ward her. "That

n them quickly. "She did

to cry. Elias appeared out o

y, putting an arm around her sho

lk off, her fists cl

eon asked, rais

th. "Why wouldn't I be great? Watchin

d on you," Dareo

im lightly on

inic, Dareon stepped onto the c

n," Dareon said,

linked.

ball. L

n's smirk ticked him off. He stepped forwa

sed the ball behind his b

l game but from the first cont

like air bent around him. His hands met the ball before his

reon n

for just a second

force than he meant to,

m fell

ide. Her breath caught

s, chest heaving. "Okay.

hands, sweat coating hi

Something was buzzing inside him, under his ski

o," he sai

rushed across the gym, disappea

it he

to her slowly, stil

st adrenaline,"

kno

might not be so

d to find out who he is. Bef

om, gripping the sink with both hands

s were...

h fogged

ormal," he

nd whatever it was, it had