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“A Dragon's Redemption” by Evan Drake (part 2 of 2, read by Sierra)

In a world where dragons were once considered divine, humans and dragons live on in fragile peace.

Today’s story is the second and final part of “A Dragon's Redemption” by Evan Drake, who writes fantasy stories, and Where Dragons Rule: Dissent, and you can find more of his stories on Sofurry.

Read by Sierra, the Small Blue One.

Last time, Quinn met the wandering dragon, Rowen, and learned she is a domesticate. They agreed the best hope for her survival was to get the Matriarch, Ragenta, to accept her, and Quinn has to hope Ragenta’s feelings for him are enough to earn approval.

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Redemption”

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by

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you

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can

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find

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more

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of

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on

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time,

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Quinn

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met the

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wandering

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dragon,

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Rowen,

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and

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learned

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she

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is

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a

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domesticate.

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agreed

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the

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best

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for

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her

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survival

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was

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to

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get

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the

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Ragenta,

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to

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accept

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her,

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and

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to

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feelings

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for

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him

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are

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enough

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to

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earn

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approval.

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enjoy


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Redemption”

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by

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Evan

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Drake,

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Part 2

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of 2

Quinn

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usually

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loved

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waking

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up

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early

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in

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the

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morning.

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was

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a

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sort

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of

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serenity

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in

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that

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first

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daybreak

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when

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the

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sounds

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of

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nature

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shifted

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to

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diurnal

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creatures.

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When

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his

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mind

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filled

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with

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thoughts

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of

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the

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tasks

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for

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the

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day.
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was

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not

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one

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of

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those

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days.

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moment

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he

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opened

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his

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eyes

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to

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the

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brightly

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lit

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room,

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noticing

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he

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slept

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on

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a

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cushion

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in

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the

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sitting room

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instead

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of

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his

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bed,

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last

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night’s

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events

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came

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to

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the

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front

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of

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his

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mind

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along

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with

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the

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unpleasant

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task

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ahead

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of

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him.
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slowly

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rolled

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over,

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stood

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up,

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and

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stretched.

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it

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was

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a

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dream.

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last

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night,

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a

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mysterious

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dragoness

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named

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Rowen

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hadn’t

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come

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by

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the

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restaurant,

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dirty

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and

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covered

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in

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old

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scars.

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he

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didn’t

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catch

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her

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sneaking

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in

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through

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the

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window

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and

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offered

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her a

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place

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to

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stay.

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Maybe

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she

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hadn’t

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admitted

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to

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being

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a

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domesticate,

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leaving

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him

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to

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plead

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her

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case

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to

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the

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he

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was

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just

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too

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exhausted

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from

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working

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yesterday

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and

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fell

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asleep

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on

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the

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first

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comfortable

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thing

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he

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came

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across.
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he

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peeked

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into

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his

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room

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and

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saw

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Rowen

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stretched

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out

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on

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the

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mattress,

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his

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hopes

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were

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dashed.
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a

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heavy

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sigh,

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he

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headed

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out

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and

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went

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straight

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for

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Ragenta’s.

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to

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get

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it

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over

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with

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now

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before

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opening

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up

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and

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dealing

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with

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the

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rest

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of the

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day.
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to

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Ragenta’s

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was

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easy

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and

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thankfully,

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she

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was

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already

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awake

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upon

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arrival.

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seeing

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the

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sitting

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in

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the

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room,

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bright-eyed,

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her

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black

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scales

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practically

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gleaming

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in

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the

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sunlight

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only

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made

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him

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feel

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guilty

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about

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ruining

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her

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day.
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than

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waste

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time,

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he

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launched

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straight

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into

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his

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explanation.
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you

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lost

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your

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mind?!”

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cried.

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slapped

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her

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tail

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on

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the

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floor,

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the

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thundering

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crack

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making

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flinch. “Did

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you

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really

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bring

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a

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domesticate

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here?”
Quinn

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continued

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to

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bow

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before

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the

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standing

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over

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him.

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his

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submissive

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posture

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would

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keep

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her calm.

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doubted

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it

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since

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he

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could

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feel

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the

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anger

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radiating

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from

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her

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like

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heat.

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had

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gone

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to

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Ragenta’s

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first

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thing

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upon

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waking

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up,

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even

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before

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opening

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up

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the

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restaurant.

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he

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regretted

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the

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decision

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as

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she

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hadn’t

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eaten

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breakfast

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yet

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and

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she

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was

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usually

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more

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amiable

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after

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eating.
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at

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me,”

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she

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commanded.
He

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slowly

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raised

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his

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head,

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grateful

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she

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wasn’t

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using

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her

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on

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him.

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could

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have

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just

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been

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his

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fear

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of

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her current

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anger,

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but

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her

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black

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scales

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seemed

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darker

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than

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ever

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like

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looking

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at

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a

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living

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shadow.
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to

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be

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fair,

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I

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didn’t

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bring

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her here,”

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Quinn

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offered

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shakily. “She

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just

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showed

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up. And

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you

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know

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I

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won’t

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let

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anyone

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go

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hungry—”
“So

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you

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fed

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her.

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Now

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send

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her

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on

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her

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way.”
“Ragenta,

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please.

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nowhere

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to

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go.”
“That’s

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not

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my

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problem.

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lucky

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she

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gets

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to

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leave

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at

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all.”
“But—”
“But

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nothing!

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If

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I

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take

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in

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a

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domesticate,

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do

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know

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how

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that

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makes

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me

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look?”
Quinn

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wasn’t

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sure

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why

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but her

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words

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triggered

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something

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within

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him.

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fear

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of

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reprisal

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faded

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under

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his

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sudden

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annoyance

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at

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her

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question. “You

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didn’t

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seem

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to

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care

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when

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you

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asked

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me

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to

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be

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your

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chosen.”
Ragenta’s

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anger

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wavered.

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tail

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swayed

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as

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if

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getting

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ready

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to

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strike

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the

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floor

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again,

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but

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the

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blow

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never

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came. “That’s

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different.”
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Because

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you

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said

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so?

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Why

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can’t

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you

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say

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so,

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now?

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I’m

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practically a

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domesticate

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myself—everyone

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says

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so!

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Oh,

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I

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get

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it, a

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domesticate

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is

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only

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good

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enough

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when

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it's

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laying

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under

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you,

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is

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that

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it?”
He

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knew

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before he

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finished

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the

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sentence

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that

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he

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had

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said

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the

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wrong

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thing.

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In

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an

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instant,

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Ragenta

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crossed

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the

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gap

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between

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them

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and

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stood

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over

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him,

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snarling. “Watch

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your

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mouth,”

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said

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with

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a

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low

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growl.
He

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stood

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his

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ground

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despite

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his

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tail

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quivering. “You

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accepted

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me

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when

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I

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came

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here.

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I

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thought

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you

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were

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different

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from

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the

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others.

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you

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really

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only

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let

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me

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stay

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because

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you

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wanted

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me

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or

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because

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I

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knew

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how

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to

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cook

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good

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food?”
Ragenta

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stood

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there,

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all

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traces

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of

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her

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rage

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gone.

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Now

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it was

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his

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turn

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to

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be

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angry.

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He

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hated

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seeing

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that

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guilt

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on

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her

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face.

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should

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have

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been

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irate

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for

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him

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thinking

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such

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a

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thing,

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yet

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she

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didn’t

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even

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rebuke

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him.
It

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told

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him

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all

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he

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needed to know.
“Wow.

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Nice

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to

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know

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where

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I

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really

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stand

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around

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here,”

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he

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said

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as

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he

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turned

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away.
“Wait.”
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should

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keep

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walking.

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He

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shouldn’t

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turn

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around.

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Not

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after

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what

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she

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confirmed.

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The

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only

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reason

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he

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hadn’t

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been

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driven

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out

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or

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even

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killed

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was

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because

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he

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was

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useful.

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had

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an

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ulterior

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motive

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for him.

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She

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didn’t

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deserve

Rule:

the

Rule:

time

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of

Rule:

day.
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he

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turned

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around

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anyway.
“Even

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after

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you

Rule:

rejected

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me,

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I

Rule:

never

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chased

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you

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out,”

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Ragenta

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said. “If I just wanted you

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for

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the benefits,

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I

Rule:

never

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would’ve

Rule:

chosen

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you

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over

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Tark.”
“Then

Rule:

why

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can’t

Rule:

Rowen

Rule:

stay?”
“Because

Rule:

you

Rule:

earned

Rule:

your

Rule:

place

Rule:

here.

Rule:

What’s

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she

Rule:

going

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to

Rule:

do

Rule:

to

Rule:

earn

Rule:

their

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trust?”
“I…I don’t

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know.

Rule:

But

Rule:

you’re

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the

Rule:

Matriarch—”
“That

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doesn’t

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mean

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I

Rule:

can

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do

Rule:

whatever

Rule:

I

Rule:

want.

Rule:

I

Rule:

stay

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in

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charge

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so

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long

Rule:

as

Rule:

I

Rule:

give

Rule:

them

Rule:

what

Rule:

they

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want

Rule:

or

Rule:

else

Rule:

Salise

Rule:

takes

Rule:

over.

Rule:

And

Rule:

you

Rule:

know

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what

Rule:

she’ll

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want

Rule:

from

Rule:

you

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to

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let

Rule:

Rowen

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stay.

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Even

Rule:

then,

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she’ll

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never

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be

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accepted.”
Quinn

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remained

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silent.

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He

Rule:

knew

Rule:

what

Rule:

Salise

Rule:

would

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want

Rule:

from

Rule:

him.

Rule:

She

Rule:

wanted

Rule:

to

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use

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him

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to

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keep

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the

Rule:

dragons

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in

Rule:

line.

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She

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wanted

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him

Rule:

so

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she

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could

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lord

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it

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over

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Ragenta

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that

Rule:

she

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got

Rule:

the

Rule:

drake

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that

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rejected

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her.
Still,

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he

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refused

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to

Rule:

budge.

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He

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promised

Rule:

to

Rule:

help

Rule:

her

Rule:

and

Rule:

he

Rule:

wasn’t

Rule:

going

Rule:

to

Rule:

abandon

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anyone

Rule:

just

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to

Rule:

save

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his

Rule:

skin.
“You’re

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not

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backing

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down

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are

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you?”

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Ragenta

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asked.
“No.

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My

Rule:

pa

Rule:

always

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said

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to

Rule:

help

Rule:

anyone

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who

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needs

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help.”
“You’ll

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lose

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your

Rule:

restaurant

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again.

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They

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might

Rule:

even

Rule:

chase

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you

Rule:

out.”
He

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shrugged. “Then

Rule:

I’ll

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leave.

Rule:

I

Rule:

don’t

Rule:

wanna

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cook

Rule:

for

Rule:

customers

Rule:

like

Rule:

that

Rule:

anyway.”
Ragenta

Rule:

smiled.

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It

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was

Rule:

the

Rule:

first

Rule:

time

Rule:

Quinn

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had

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seen

Rule:

her

Rule:

show

Rule:

positive

Rule:

emotion

Rule:

in

Rule:

months.
“That

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is

Rule:

why

Rule:

I

Rule:

wanted

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you

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to

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be

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my

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chosen,”

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moment.
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said

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solemnly.
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re-entered

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room

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a

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sour

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on

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his

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face. “Found ‘er.

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day

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in

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here

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sleep!”
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up

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follow

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enraged

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into

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other

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room.

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enough,

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the bed, snoring peacefully. Quinn slammed his tail on the floor

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as

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as

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he

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could.

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floor or

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head

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up

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and

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looked

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around.

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relaxed

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upon

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seeing

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Quinn

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and

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Harold. “Don’t

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me

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like

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that,”

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she

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mumbled

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before

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lying

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down

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again.
“Scare

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you?!”

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Quinn

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cried. “You

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do

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realize

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you

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had

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work

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today?

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what

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we

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agreed!”
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eyes

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and

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stretched. “Calm

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down.

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you

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a

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good

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reason

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for

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missing

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work

today:

today:

I’m

today:

tired.”
Quinn

today:

bit

today:

his

today:

tongue

today:

to

today:

keep

today:

from

today:

yelling

today:

at

today:

her.

today:

Harold

today:

paced

today:

beside

today:

the

today:

bed. “If

today:

she

today:

wasn’t

today:

a

today:

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today:

the

today:

teen

today:

said.
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today:

Quinn

today:

said. “You

today:

know

today:

what?

today:

I’m

today:

gonna

today:

make

today:

this

today:

easy.

today:

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today:

us

today:

where

today:

you

today:

were

today:

and

today:

what

today:

you

today:

were

today:

doing

today:

or

today:

have

today:

fun

today:

sleeping

today:

outside!”
Rowen

today:

sat

today:

up

today:

at

today:

that

today:

but

today:

her

today:

expression

today:

showed

today:

she

today:

wasn’t

today:

taking

today:

it

today:

any

today:

more

today:

seriously

today:

than

today:

before. “I

today:

took

today:

care

today:

of

today:

your

today:

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today:

problem.

today:

I

today:

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today:

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today:

and

today:

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today:

down

today:

several

today:

of

today:

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today:

dragons

today:

who

today:

support

today:

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today:

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today:

they

today:

made

today:

it

today:

hard.

today:

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today:

were

today:

practically

today:

bragging

today:

about

today:

it.

today:

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today:

I

today:

found

today:

her

today:

main

today:

supporter,

today:

what

today:

was

today:

his

today:

name…?

today:

Oh

today:

yeah,

today:

Stret.”
“I’m

today:

still

today:

waiting

today:

for

today:

you

today:

to

today:

get

today:

to

today:

the

today:

part

today:

where

today:

all

today:

of

today:

this

today:

means

today:

something,”

today:

Quinn

today:

said,

today:

nettled.
“Yeah,

today:

get

today:

to

today:

the

today:

damn

today:

point,”

today:

Harold

today:

added.
Rowen

today:

frowned

today:

and

today:

scratched

today:

her

today:

side. “All

today:

right, fine.

today:

I

today:

fucked

today:

him.”
Quinn

today:

could

today:

only

today:

stare

today:

dumbfounded.

today:

This

today:

was

today:

what

today:

she

today:

was

today:

building

today:

up

today:

to?
“Are ya

today:

serious!?”

today:

Harold

today:

cried.

today:

He

today:

had

today:

to

today:

be

today:

held

today:

back

today:

to

today:

keep

today:

from

today:

jumping

today:

on

today:

the

today:

bed. “Ya skipped

today:

work

today:

to

today:

get

today:

laid?!”
“You

today:

really

today:

don’t

today:

get

today:

it,”

today:

Rowen

today:

said. “One

today:

of

today:

the

today:

worst

today:

things

today:

a

today:

dragon

today:

can

today:

do

today:

is

today:

lay

today:

with

today:

a

today:

domesticate.

today:

If

today:

word got

today:

out

today:

that

today:

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today:

right

today:

hand

today:

was

today:

a

today:

domesticate

today:

lover,

today:

she’d

today:

never

today:

live

today:

down

today:

especially

today:

since

today:

it’s

today:

her

today:

main

today:

attack

today:

against

today:

Ragenta.”
Harold

today:

calmed

today:

down

today:

a

today:

look

today:

of

today:

confusion

today:

on

today:

his

today:

face. “I

today:

don’t

today:

get

today:

it.”
“She’s

today:

saying

today:

that

today:

if everyone

today:

found

today:

out

today:

she

today:

was

today:

a

today:

domesticate,

today:

it

today:

would

today:

hurt

today:

Salise

today:

more,”

today:

Quinn

today:

said. “But

today:

how’s

today:

word

today:

supposed

today:

to

today:

get around?

today:

They

today:

could

today:

just

today:

kill

today:

you

today:

to

today:

shut

today:

you

today:

up

today:

or

today:

deny

today:

everything.”
Rowen

today:

laid

today:

down

today:

again,

today:

chuckling

today:

softly. “Oh,

today:

you are

today:

new

today:

to

today:

this.

today:

Dragons

today:

don’t

today:

lie

today:

about

today:

their

today:

conquests.

today:

I’m

today:

sure

today:

you

today:

noticed

today:

that

today:

our

today:

kind

today:

is

today:

a

today:

bit

today:

full

today:

of

today:

themselves.

today:

Besides,

today:

I

today:

made

today:

sure

today:

everyone

today:

knew

today:

what

today:

happened.”
“How

today:

did

today:

you—never

today:

mind,

today:

don’t

today:

tell

today:

me,”

today:

Quinn

today:

said. “Look,

today:

Rowen,

today:

I really

today:

appreciate

today:

you

today:

doing

today:

something

today:

about

today:

Salise,

today:

but

today:

you

today:

didn’t

today:

have

today:

to

today:

do

today:

that.

today:

You

today:

lowered

today:

yourself

today:

and

today:

ruined

today:

your

today:

reputation.”
Rowen

today:

chuckled

today:

again. “I’m

today:

not

today:

the

today:

only

today:

one

today:

who

today:

spent

today:

time

today:

around

today:

the

today:

humans.

today:

Dragons

today:

don’t

today:

care

today:

if

today:

you

today:

sleep

today:

around.

today:

We

today:

prefer

today:

it,

today:

actually.

today:

It’s

today:

another

today:

one

today:

of

today:

those

today:

pride

today:

things.

today:

Like

today:

my

today:

old

today:

boss

today:

used

today:

to

today:

say, ‘there’s

today:

nothing

today:

more

today:

flattering

today:

than a

today:

long

today:

line

today:

of

today:

folks

today:

waiting

today:

to

today:

clean

today:

your

today:

pipes.’ ”
“You dergs

today:

and

today:

your

today:

egos,”

today:

Harold

today:

mumbled.
“Still,

today:

I

today:

don’t

today:

like

today:

that

today:

you

today:

did

today:

that

today:

and

today:

I

today:

don’t

today:

want

today:

you

today:

to

today:

do

today:

it

today:

again,”

today:

Quinn

today:

said. “We

today:

can

today:

find

today:

other

today:

solutions

today:

that

today:

don’t

today:

involve

today:

lifting

today:

your

today:

tail.”
“Quinn,

today:

I

today:

told

today:

you

today:

it

today:

doesn’t

today:

bother

today:

me.

today:

Honestly,

today:

it

today:

had

today:

been

today:

a while

today:

anyway.”
“Harold,

today:

go

today:

make

today:

sure

today:

everything’s

today:

locked

today:

up,

today:

would

today:

you?”

today:

Quinn

today:

asked.
“But

today:

we

today:

did

today:

that

today:

before

today:

we—”
“Just

today:

make

today:

sure.

today:

I

today:

think

today:

I

today:

left

today:

the

today:

oven

today:

on.”
The

today:

teen

today:

left

today:

the

today:

room,

today:

grumbling

today:

under

today:

his

today:

breath

today:

the

today:

whole

today:

way.

today:

Quinn

today:

made

today:

sure

today:

to

today:

close

today:

the

today:

door

today:

behind

today:

him

today:

and

today:

then

today:

returned

today:

to

today:

the

today:

side

today:

of

today:

the

today:

bed.

today:

He

today:

and

today:

Rowen

today:

sat

today:

in

today:

silence.

today:

The

today:

longer

today:

the

today:

silence

today:

went

today:

on,

today:

the

today:

more

today:

visibly

today:

agitated

today:

she

today:

became.
“What?”

today:

she

today:

finally

today:

asked.
“Don’t

today:

you

today:

have

today:

any

today:

respect

today:

for

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****
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