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?" I asked,

ed expression of confusion on he

y box. And my money

a little too fast, a little too shrill. "How dare you! Accuse m

ctically screamin

ping my voice level. "And there was

r ground now, hiding behind the power of her family name. "You accuse a

nfrontation was a losing b

thing unhinged, enter my eyes. I took a

renaline surged through me, giving me a strength this body had never known. Using a spinning techn

polished mahogany coffee

was like

ked the thick tabletop from one end to the other. A spide

her tea dropped the tray with a clatter of breaking china. T

screamed in protest, the muscles trembling from t

one more time. Give. Me. Back. My. Things." I let my eyes drift from her face to

from her face. S

enough.

regret this!" I shrieked, then turned and ran from the room, storm

f saw my dramatic exit. Let them thin

idn't r

or cover. I found the large oak tree I had scouted earlier, its branches reachi

otested, but my technique was flawless. I moved up the

of the library. Below, I could hear Jaclyn's voice, high-pitched and sobbing, tell

ac! She tried

er, Chloe, tried to reason with her. "Jaclyn, maybe we shou

Jaclyn

aiting for. Eleanor. Cold,

rum. What can she possibly do? Of course we took her things. It was to

ght. Let her run. When Draven returns, we'll tell him sh

y, a slow, cold smile

from my pocket. I had already hit

y the wind, but their voices wer

ad

cording was my ace in the hole, but the

st get my things back. I ne

my room in the east wing. I sat on my bed in the gather