17/03/2026 05:14

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We've talked about that since he was a little boy. What's wrong? Nathaniel wrapped his arms around me, rubbing his hands against my cold arms. Come on, Louie, we'll walk you to Jason's car. I was suddenly cold, and it had nothing to do with my earlier pangs of conscience.

Problem was, he might have been right. Claudia, who was almost as tall as Dolph, and had broader, more muscular shoulders than most of the men in my life, did quick eye flicks around the room, taking in everything. The gauze had glued itself to the wound, and it had begun to close. She opened her mouth, as if she was going to say something else, but I was already moving up the table.