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, staring blindly down the empty hall

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ator, my heart hammered against my ri

the street, tears were

hem away

stu

e morning and decide the little girl he ha

ast the co

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kept walking. I stil

or. I stared at the screen until t

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r the edge of the arena an

angerous pl

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oked

ng from one shoulder. His dark hair was damp, an

nd still have a girlfriend who is cheatin

carefully, his

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brother's friends. Protect

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ped to my face.

ped my cheek

demanding an explanation, he opened

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fingers curled into his jacket. I buri

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oked do

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as dif

t move. He acted like nothing

pped

e moved to the other end

, neither o

rolled a stack of barriers

ne's voice pulled

him. "What

happy if the championship

m. "You rememb

twitched. "You compla

n sound. It was barely a

lmost pleased

e, each lost in

an

me. "I need to te

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l h

m what

bout Eden

out, as Blaire's threat flashed th

s if his girlfriend was sleepin

allo

t night of his career and sp

er m

d me for a

only nodded, as m

ill hear E

or me," he said eventually. "

ing his bag ov

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your best friend. The words were

supposed to do. To

ve his per

uall

first time since I'd known him,

ha

ack of his neck. "There's s

tuttered.

he arena lights befor

bly going to

hy

on something." He r

hat?" I

ogether. Then he

slammed against my ribs. For one terrifying

g. "I've been thinking abou

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