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age still lingering in the back of her mind. Either way, s

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ing to a fresh page. Professor Harding's voice droned on at the front, but she barely h

ok

e to turn around to

nse. I don't know. Sliding it back, she counted the second

me outside

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eo was there, leaning against a pi

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tated. "But I

ched for her backpack, slinging it over h

we going?

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o's

hick, heavy with the unspoken

arms wrapped around he

scared. That much was obvious. B

sing with Delilah. There was something bigger at play,

pulled him fro

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twisting together. "That night... at t

lse ki

do you

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stomach

g?" he

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