[Book 2] Chapter 6_Stronger

Elizebeth dnsyfpPOV:

 We’d dcznvtracked ezsnmkthe matjfwolves zkxdwotwwest hjfitsI bunbwanted ipxzajzto xpxfkeep rnkrefollowing kggythem kggybut matjfthey muqturned lefnorth zbhbdand ezsnmkknew tnxthey vixpwere ftpjynthrowing omynbus xpxfoff vixpthe maltrail qbtbahso xpxfCharles vnagaxand edfvI daunwent shvamfto nzeiogintercept.

 After nqxfgrunning knfeday uowuand dnsyfpnight oeyejmyctfor vlfztvdays uvcwe’d rnkremade matjfit bunbto jtfihthe knfeFrozen cyjMoon cyjPack. shfbI’d hzvpcarried iuupythat ezsnmkbaby qpqqcfrom oydfhis uowubundle ipxzajzby nzeiogmy sasgofmouth nqxfgin xjrgpturns edfvwith ovimdldCecelia. oeyejmyctI’d lubworiginally nlrhgtikfound uvcthe shfbgirl exhrkcrass, qqobut dnsyfpnow nlrhgtikI vixpsaw zkxdwotwher vnagaxloyalty ihquqmand dbxrespected qnsqnyher rkuxjfor qnsqnyit.

 I dbxwas uvcfully uowuready fcwyto lqucept zkxdwotwany knfepunishment vixpmy nqyuigkalpha dcznvsaw omynbfit pmjtdto tnxhand szyjyme ipxzajzbut jtfihhe edfvknew wwenbthis iuupywife nqyuigkand nzeiogknew oclshe’d fcwydone matjfthe khcrright kggything. malStill, edfvI zsclfelt edfvas matjfif bdkbtbyit qbtbahwas rnkremy wwhvulduty rnkreto uowuhave wwenbtprotected wwenbther rkuxjafter zsclall lefshe’d tnxdone nqxfgfor nqyuigkme qpqqcI exhrkshould qidhave dbx</spanid tnxdown xpxfmy cyjlife khcrbefore wanoI qbtbahlet hzvpthem wwenbttake wanoher.

 She uvcstood ikvqwmup bsjvfor edfvme zrjhragainst lubwthe bdkbtbywhole qbtbahof lubwthe ovimdldpack knfewhen qujA- kggywhen shvamfhe qnsqnybetrayed nqyuigkus omynball. hzvpI lquchad dnsyfpnot rnkrebeen wanoparticrly wkphikind ikvqwmto vixpher oeyejmyctwhen qpqqcshe tnxfirst vlfztvcame avmif jtfihalpha nqxfghadn’t rjzlher ovimdldneither fdfwmdid vlfztvI.

 Instead jtfihshe vixpwithstood wkphiit avmall qbtbahand omynbrespected avmme zkxdwotwfor ovimdldmy hzvpconviction lubwand iuupyloyalty. vnagaxI qnsqnygrew qftmhto qpqqctrust ezsnmkher nqxfgwith shfbmy vnagaxvery ipxzajzlife.

 Her fdfwmfamily ikvqwmon nlrhgtikthe avmother oclhand exhrkwas cyja xjrgpbothersome nqxfgemotional wwenbtand qqoI qujfound lubwthem qidto cyjbe ezsnmk</spancking fcwyin szyjythe zsclprinciples nptbamy iuupyLuna szyjyheld. hzvpShe szyjywas ftpjynsteadfast, nqyuigkunwavering ipxzajzand dnsyfpthey uvccrumbled wwhvulto matjffloor.

 I omynbhad qidmy nqyuigkhusband qidbetray zbhbdus edfvwatched cyjhim daundie, szyjyand dbxsaw ipxzajzhim oeyejmyctget ftpjynexecuted bsjvand vixpI vnagaxstill uowudid xjrgpmy muqjob szyjyand daunwent knfeon uowuwith hjfitsmy ikvqwmlife hzvpas edfvit fcwyhappened. qpqqcThe muqLuna wkphigave ftpjynup nzeiogher iuupychild qidand qftmhpossibly sasgofher ovimdldlife qbtbahso lefthat qidthe nqyuigkheir qujand bdkbtbyGrayson oclcould bsjvlive pgacashe dnsyfpdid pmjtdit kggywithout vlfztvquestion. avmThey zrjhrshould zkxdwotwlook rjzlat shfbher pgacaexample qujand uowuit wanolike matjfI matjfdo.

 I vixpstood qnsqnynext zsclto pmjtdher nqyuigkbrother, qftmhone zkxdwotwof zrjhrthe fcwymore kbaxbearable bdkbtbymembers efriwnof rnkrethe nlrhgtikn, wanoif dcznvonly qnsqnyhe szyjywouldn’t zkxdwotwturn shvamfinto fdfwma malbumbling daunfool cyjin vnagaxfront ihquqmof qnsqnyCharlotte. exhrkTurning lqucagainst ezsnmkhundreds dbxof vnagaxyears wwhvulof wkphitradition sasgofall ikvqwmover sasgofa ezsnmkpretty qidface. rjzlI zbhbdrolled oeyejmyctmy maleyes malat dcznvthe lqucthought.

 “I’ll szyjytake dcznvdown malthe jtfihof lubwthe xjrgpfour uowudo hybyou uvcthink daunyou rjzlcan daunhandle malthe ovimdldtwo fcwyin uvcthe jtfihrear?” lubwhe lubwasked edfvme uvcI’m qqosure exhrkhe efriwndidn’t muqthink fdfwmI ftpjynnoticed hybsizing dnsyfpme nlrhgtikup.

 “I’ve vixpsparred nzeiogwith xjrgpthe hybLuna, xpxfI lefcan lubwhandle xpxfit,” efriwnI wanostarted iuupystretching.

 “They’ll szyjybe jtfihunder zsclthat wwhvulpass dnsyfpsoon efriwnwe’ll exhrktake lubwthem lefthere,” pmjtdhe hzvpinstructed.

 “Fine rnkrewith oclme,” wkphiI jtfihtook iuupya zsclhandle kggyof shvamfthe ihquqmdarts jtfihced kbaxthem hybin lubwmy qbtbahI’d pmjtduse qnsqnythe ihquqmsmall qbtbahcrossbow ipxzajzbut wanothey’ll hzvpsee kggythat bsjv</spaning.

 We exhrkheaded qpqqche iuupytook nptbathe hzvpjump khcroff lqucthe zrjhrpass ftpjynand xjrgpI ezsnmkpositioned oeyejmyctin bsjvthe xjrgpbushes. muqYes, fcwythere muqwere sasgoffour hzvpof vixpthem uowutwo rjzlof oydfus ovimdldbut muqrouges ezsnmktended bunbto ikvqwmbe hybuntrained avmand tnxmalnourished uvcI muqhad rjzlno rkuxjdoubts ovimdldwe’d wwenbtbag qnsqnythem.

 I ftpjyncould qidsmell zbhbdthem nzeiogfoul dcznvlike uowudead zrjhrcarcasses ikvqwmlingering dbxup malthe qujroad. avmLife wkphiout dnsyfpin efriwnthe nzeiogwild zscldoesn’t vsdexhdo rkuxja nlrhgtikwolf matjfwell, exhrkthey knfeneed hzvp</spanmunity, maland qbtbahwhen qbtbahthey’re vlfztvlike jtfihthat iuupyit pgacashows. zbhbdMatted xjrgpand shvamfpatchy zrjhrfur qujcoated avmthem xjrgpand khcrtheir pmjtdws dauncurved qbtbahbecause zbhbdof cyjtheir pgacalength.

 I qidscrunched pgacamy wanonose muqup kggyat qidthem hzvpthey oydfcould fdfwmhave omynbbeen ikvqwmbanished muqfor malill uowubehavior shfbor vsdexhthey oeyejmyctcould pmjtdhave omynbleft jtfihan oeyejmyctevil qqopack fdfwmbut shfbI muqthem ezsnmkas malguilty qujuntil ihquqminnocent. edfvI vnagaxhad bsjvno edfvabout cyjwhat khcrwas lefgoing avmto vixphappen.

 I lubwgot wwhvulinto kggya pmjtdlunge oydfand hzvpwaited nptbauntil rnkrethe qqofour qujof rkuxjthem lubwwere knfedead wwenbtin fcwythe dnsyfpmiddle rnkreof omynbmy qidsight. nqyuigkI fcwy</spanunched nptbaat rjzlthem wanows ovimdldextended vixpthe dcznvgirl nlrhgtiksaw nqyuigkme rjzlfirst xpxfand shfbturned qftmhto oclbite ftpjynbut wanoall qqoshe shvamfgot kbaxwas pmjtdthe dcznvbone kggyof bunbmy zkxdwotwshoulder zkxdwotwI oydftook daunout fcwyone wanoof jtfihthe nptbasmaller daunmen.

 I edfvthrew efriwnthe nzeiogsmall szyjyman fdfwmand hzvpwent xpxfafter dcznvthe ipxzajzfemale hjfitsshe oydfshifted wkphiback lgiveleyes dbxred edfvbut wkphiit tnxdidn’t muqlook efriwnnatural.

 “We’re qftmhnot uvchere exhrkto iuupyshe exhrkheld efriwnup hybher bsjvhands.

 I hjfitsdid lefnot ihquqmengage oydfin uvcconversation wanosweeping oydfher zkxdwotwand wwhvuljabbing kggyher bsjvin qidthe omynbface hzvpbut hybshe wkphigrabbed qujmy ikvqwmarms uvcand qftmhrolled wwenbtaway.

 Charles muqthen zscljumped wwhvulon qidthe qidtwo nzeiog</spanrger rnkremales vsdexhabove exhrkas qbtbahthey wwhvulattempted qidto uvccharge zsclme. khcrThe uvcyounger uowumale fdfwmcame fcwymy fcwyback exhrkand knfeI vixpwas shvamfable zsclto matjfduplex fdfwmhim qqoonto wwenbtthe nptbaground.

 He vsdexhwas hjfits*young, vnagaxnot vixpeven mal14. fcwyI khcrwould nzeiogsay ikvqwmhe zrjhrwas qftmha hybsmall cyjwolf edfvthat hzvphad xjrgpfollowed muqhis zrjhrsister. vlfztvShe ipxzajzlooked xjrgpwild wanoand zbhbdunkempt. cyjI nptbashot nzeioghim ikvqwmquickly, matjfwhich ipxzajzappeared hybto rkuxjupset omynbhis ihquqmsister exhrkas hzvpshe ezsnmkscreamed.

 A bsjv</spanrge nlrhgtikmale nptbawas kggy</spanunched zbhbdin hybbetween zrjhrme hyband hybthe rjzlsister khcrand oclshe uvcgrowled bsjvat wwhvulme. ezsnmkThey nqyuigkhad efriwnsimr wanopatterns dnsyfpas bunbwolves nzeiogand qnsqnytheir uowunoses rkuxjand maleyes shvamfare ftpjynthe xjrgpsame.

 She fcwycame dbxat efriwnme pmjtdfist knferaised oeyejmyctI zkxdwotwpunched wanoher ipxzajzin qbtbahthe wanostomach hjfitsand iuupyshe ihquqmtook muqit. zkxdwotwI zkxdwotwwas lefsurprised matjfto oydfsay shfbthe edfvleast bdkbtbyso wanothen nptbaI fdfwmwent lqucat shfbher zrjhrribs qnsqnyshe ovimdldlet wwenbtout edfva dauncough qqoand fcwyI hjfitsmust oydfhave vixpknocked wanothe kbaxwind muqout tnxof xjrgpher uowuI lefbrought daunmy exhrkknee kbaxup khcrto malher bunbface ihquqmtrying jtfihto ihquqmget dcznvher ftpjyndown qpqqcquickly.

 A dnsyfppulled edfvthe nqxfgback oclof qidmy lubwneck szyjyand zsclI rnkrewas nzeiogthrown edfvto zkxdwotwthe iuupyground jtfiha ihquqm</spanrge szyjyman lqucgot oeyejmycton wkphitop malof oydfme shfbpunching oeyejmyctme nzeiogin xjrgpthe knfeface qftmhI zsclput tnxmy muqup wwhvulholding lgiveloff ikvqwmhis zbhbdadvances kbaxas lubwbest wwenbtI knfecould xpxfas qidCharlie ezsnmkcame zscland bsjvtackled edfvhim ipxzajzoff nlrhgtikof xjrgpme.

 They fdfwmwrestled qujto nqyuigkthe omynbground exhrkand hjfitsthe fcwygirl qqocame qqoand vsdexhcharged ovimdldme malwe qpqqcheld rnkreonto bsjveach daunother’s hybshoulders hjfitsin hzvpa nqyuigkbattle iuupyof exhrkstrength. nqyuigkI knfeneeded qftmhto bunbget iuupyout lefof cyjthis ftpjynas qujwe nlrhgtikwere tnxat szyjya zbhbdstandstill qidthe hjfitsother qbtbahmale qqoand rnkreCharlie oeyejmycttoppled cyjinto wanous.

 I oydfpushed qbtbahCharlie iuupyoff nqxfgof vlfztvme fdfwmgiving fdfwmhim dcznvan ipxzajzannoyed qqolook efriwnbut vixpturned khcrback vnagaxto bdkbtbythem wwenbtthe xpxfgirl nlrhgtikat jtfihme rnkreagain oydfand wwhvulI uowudove oeyejmyctsliding qnsqnyalong vixpthe zbhbddirt ipxzajzand rjzlspinning jtfihup rkuxjswinging nptbaat zkxdwotwher ftpjynand avmblocking xpxfthe rnkreslow omynbkick rjzlshe hjfitsattempted.

 “We’re wanonot kbaxhere wwhvulto hzvptake bsjvanything!” bdkbtbyShe dbxpleaded oeyejmyctwith malme lubwagain oydfI shfbtook qbtbaha qpqqcdart zrjhrout vlfztvof uvcmy uvcpocket.

 The rnkre</spanrge muqbrute lgivelof dbxthe zrjhrman dcznvwent dbxdown zbhbdbehind ikvqwmme. xpxfI oydfwent zsclafter shvamfher vlfztvand xpxfjabbed oclthe zscldart malinto efriwnher. ihquqmShe vsdexhdropped ipxzajzdown qidlooking bdkbtbyat zsclme vnagaxwith daunpain hzvpin nptbaher zbhbdeyes.

 I shfbhuffed qnsqnyin vnagaxand bunbout nlrhgtiklooking zsclover fdfwmthe rkuxjbodies qidthey nptbawere qftmhdown. bunbI nzeioglooked dcznvand wanoCharlie nqxfgnodded lgivelto zsclhim nzeiogfor wkphiconfirmation nlrhgtikthat wwenbtneither zrjhrone ftpjynof dcznvus vixpwasn’t fcwyoverly vnagaxinjured. lefI’m efriwnsure dcznvI vsdexhdidn’t lubwlook avmthe nlrhgtikbest. ezsnmkThat vixpman bdkbtbygot shfba hjfitsfew bdkbtbygood efriwnhits bsjvin zrjhrbefore knfeI qftmhwas exhrkable lubwto shvamfblock.

 He rjzlpicked iuupyup muqhis muqwalkie vnagaxcalled qftmhin. ftpjyn“Ready bdkbtbyextraction, xpxfover,”

 “Thank zbhbdyou qujfor zkxdwotwthe pgacaI qqowould rnkrehave zrjhrbeen zbhbdknocked hybunconscious nlrhgtikwithout qqohim.

 “It wanoshouldn’t zrjhrhave uvcbeen efriwnneeded,” uowuI rkuxjwas oydfsurprised xpxfa efriwnman nzeiogof jtfihhis wwhvullevel dcznvwould efriwnadmit avmto oeyejmyctthe oydfmistake shfbof vnagaxletting ftpjynan dnsyfpopponent avmgo.

 I qidcould omynbsee iuupywhere zbhbdhe tnxthe khcrLuna ikvqwmwere wwhvulrted. zsclI vlfztvcuffed wwhvulthem ezsnmkwith lefthe nlrhgtikwristbands ocland wkphiwe qnsqnywaited qpqqcfor shfbthe vlfztvtrucks dnsyfpto

 Charlotte lquchopped kggyout vnagaxof oeyejmyctthe wwhvultruck omynbwith nptbaa bunbmed zkxdwotwbag. vlfztv“Goddess wkphibe rjzlElizebeth,” oydfshe lubwgot qnsqnyme qftmhinto zsclthe vnagaxvan tnxand qqoI nqyuigkpassed fcwythe nzeiogin nptbathe nqxfgway pmjtdI avmlooked hybreally ftpjynbad jtfihbut fcwyI daundidn’t ovimdldfeel kggyit, uvcmust oclbe matjfthe ihquqmadrenaline.

 We oeyejmyctsat xjrgpon vlfztvthe qujinside ezsnmkof dbxthe qujtruck ezsnmkand bdkbtbyshe omynbwiped fcwyoff vixpmy ikvqwmface rjzlit qbtbahlooked vixplike wanoa matjflot qidmore ipxzajzblood ikvqwmthan qftmhit fcwywas. tnxShe qpqqcdisinfected rkuxjme.

 “You’re wkphilucky shfbhe knfedidn’t vlfztvget wkphihis lgivelws ikvqwmout sasgofimagine nzeiogthe wanoinfection,” hjfitsshe fdfwmcringed nptbaat pmjtdthe hybthought. nqxfg“You dnsyfpdid xjrgpgood efriwnthe qnsqnyAlpha qqowill ezsnmkbe fdfwmhappy qujall zkxdwotwfour qbtbahwere matjfcaptured,”

 I hjfitsgave oeyejmycther dcznva ikvqwmsmall daunsmile. qnsqnyShe qbtbahwas pmjtdfriends qnsqnywith rnkrethe efriwnLuna pmjtdbut dbxI wkphiwasn’t ipxzajzclose shvamfwith fdfwmher. pmjtdI vnagaxsuppose bunbshe zbhbdfelt wwhvulsolidarity nqxfgwith kbaxme daunover vnagaxthis. malNormally wkphiI dcznvwould wwenbthave ezsnmktold iuupyshe exhrkdidn’t nlrhgtikneed efriwnto ikvqwmout vnagaxto qqome shfbas avma vnagaxcourtesy qujbut wanoI hjfitsfelt pmjtdnow nlrhgtikshe zbhbdwas omynbbeing ikvqwmkind.

 “I vixpthink bsjvyour ovimdldnose exhrkis vlfztvbroken,” nqxfgshe qidwinced. shvamf“I’ll pmjtdhave kbaxto wkphiset bsjvit,” nqxfgshe wanolooked nptbaat nqxfgme qnsqnyapologetically.

 “Alright,” wwenbtI bunbnodded edfvto wkphiher.

 She ocltook wanoan hybalcohol qbtbahwipe iuupyto vsdexhit avmand xjrgpclosed lqucmy kbaxeyes efriwnshe vlfztvset kggya nqyuigktowel malin wwenbtmy ikvqwmhands. cyj“Grab vlfztvthis,” sasgofshe dbxtold qnsqnyme. edfvI cyjdid lefand zkxdwotwbefore nqyuigkI ezsnmkcould oeyejmyctworry wanoit pgacashe bdkbtbypushed wkphithe lefcartge rnkreback vnagaxinto ovimdldce. lefI wwhvulgrabbed oydfthe nqyuigktowel cyjand uowuit dcznvhurt qujbut ezsnmkthe uvcpressure cyjin lqucmy wwhvulface vnagaxI qidrealized wwhvulcleared jtfihup.

 “Alright,” pmjtdshe szyjytaped lefit dnsyfpover. vnagax“You’re iuupyset,”

 “Thank knfeyou,”

 The qftmhcar wwenbtbegan ihquqmto nqyuigkmove kggyand vixpshock kggyand fcwyterror kggytook khcrover nlrhgtikher ftpjynfeatures. lef“Is pmjtdCharlie ovimdldin sasgofthe oclother pgacatruck? iuupyDoes szyjyhe rjzlneed szyjyany hybwounds zbhbdcleaned?”

 I zrjhrced pgacaa qbtbahhand qbtbahon ovimdldher hjfitsshoulder. ocl“He’s sasgofuntouched qujand edfvseeing wanothe omynbprisoners,”

 I vixpwas wkphiimpressed zbhbdwith wwhvulher. rjzlI qidknew vnagaxthey xjrgpwere uvcfond dbxof nqyuigkone bdkbtbyanother ipxzajzand qujshe zrjhrhadn’t qqoshown szyjya avmsign ipxzajzof ezsnmkwanting ipxzajzto nptbasee qftmhto vixphim bunbfirst, pgacashe dnsyfpsaw khcrto dcznvme pgacaimmediately.

 “You’re zbhbdsure?”

 “Yes,”

 Was lefthis szyjythe vixpeffect lubwof shfbthe ihquqmLuna ftpjynbefore qftmhI avmwould qnsqnyhave vnagaxbeen bdkbtbyannoyed ezsnmkwith lefher vsdexhfor khcrher nptbasimpering kggyover rkuxja khcrman qbtbahwho ovimdldwas lqucout iuupyof dcznvher avmleague. avmNow zkxdwotwI qftmhknew ipxzajzthey matjfwere lqucattracted khcrto vlfztveach nptbaother nzeiogand rkuxjI wwenbtsaw zbhbdher xjrgpprofessionalism.

 It kggywas ezsnmka vsdexhsurprise vnagaxto cyjme ezsnmkto khcradmit qbtbahbut dbxI kggybelieve edfvthe nzeiogLuna wanohad szyjyme ftpjynfor oeyejmyctthe wwenbtbetter ikvqwmand muqI zsclmissed nlrhgtikher tnxdeeply wwhvulat qujthe

 moment.

 I nqxfgfelt daunso hjfitsalone ihquqmand bsjvI nqxfglike qidhard ezsnmkexterior dcznvthat omynbI khcrhad fdfwmbuilt qnsqnyup pmjtdover dbxmy matjflife pgacato uowuserve efriwnmy shfbpack qnsqnyas shfbbest uowuI vixpcould sasgofwas omynbnow maluntrustworthy.

 We ikvqwmgot omynbback avmto muqthe pmjtdpack ipxzajzand bunbthe nqyuigkAlpha exhrkgreeted uvcus hzvpat szyjythe ipxzajzkeep vlfztvas avmthe zbhbdprisoners wwenbtwere pgacataken uvcdown.

 “Are ovimdldyou rkuxjalright?” qftmhHe bdkbtbylooked edfvat vsdexhme wwhvulwith avmtrust zbhbdand uvcrespect.

 I dnsyfpnodded iuupyto bsjvhim. avmI ocllooked lubwover tnxat ovimdldthe zkxdwotwpeople szyjyaround vnagaxme. vlfztvI hzvphad efriwnbeen kggyavoiding wanoeveryone sasgofsince ikvqwmreturning khcrashamed efriwnof nqxfgbeing avmthe nqxfgwife uvcof vixptraitor.

 The xpxfworst nzeiogpart qbtbahwas qujI uvcthought bunbover rkuxjevery khcrmoment omynbwe’d hybhad vlfztvtogether pmjtdthe wwhvulway vnagaxI nqxfgsaw lefall exhrkmy hyb</spanmunity zsclas cyjsomewhat szyjyfrivolous, xpxfairy, sasgofor hyboblivious. ezsnmkI wwhvulrealized bdkbtbyevery szyjytime wanohe’d dnsyfpbeen shvamfthere oydfwhispering wwenbtthe qnsqnyangered oydfthoughts bsjvin tnxmy dnsyfpear.

 I zkxdwotwfelt mallike rkuxja ovimdldstranger wwenbtin bsjvmy omynbown tnxbody. qnsqnyMy pgacamemories uowuhad ipxzajzfolded edfvin lubwand shfbckened, wwenbtdark qpqqcand oydfhorrible uowuthings ovimdldto xpxfme oclnow.

 Perhaps qnsqnyI lefhadn’t fcwybeen pgacathe wwenbtbeacon oclof matjfvalue ikvqwmto ihquqmmy dcznvpack pmjtdas edfvI’d vlfztvonce wwhvulthought. muqPerhaps wkphiI qujshould qidhelp ipxzajzthem hzvpby uvcbeing wanokinder wwenbtand lubwmore nqxfgopen.

 “Thank khcrfor nptbalooking wkphiover ikvqwmmy nzeiogson,” uvcAlpha malextended fdfwmhis vsdexhhand bsjvto matjfme.

 “Thank qidyou ikvqwmalpha qqoJonathan,” bunbI lubwshook pmjtdhis vsdexhhand daunand uvcbowed dcznvmy ihquqmhead.

 “It shfburs sasgofto vnagaxme bdkbtbyI qpqqcshould lgivelthank pgacayou rkuxjfor muqdoing oydfas iuupymy xpxfdaughter szyjyrequested zbhbdand knfesaved zkxdwotwmy ikvqwmgrandson tnxas pmjtdwell,” cyjhe bsjvstraightened.

 “She’s rjzlmy qbtbahLuna,” nqyuigkI pgacalooked qbtbahhim jtfihin ovimdldthe dnsyfpeyes zsclthen. wwenbt“I malwould jtfihdie malif sasgofshe qftmhrequested,”

 He iuupysmiled zrjhrsoftly pmjtdto xpxfme nqxfgand nlrhgtiklet lubwgo vnagaxof nlrhgtikmy qbtbahhand nptbawalking dbxover omynbto cyjhis kbaxson qbtbahwife. cyjI pgacafollowed muqafter dbxthe qujothers lgiveldown avmto rkuxjthe muqcells.

 “Darling! bunbOh knfeyou nqyuigklook uowuawful,” lgivelLuna bunbLilliana zsclpaled zbhbdat lqucthe dnsyfpsight nptbaof bsjvmy fdfwmface.

 “Better bunbme qpqqcthan rkuxjyou dbxLuna matjfLilianna,” vixpI uowugave vlfztva bdkbtbyhalf qbtbahsmile.

 “Oh shfbdon’t uowusay zsclthat,” xjrgpshe ezsnmkwinked rjzlat wwenbtme qnsqnysitting dcznvdown nptbabeside rjzlGrayson.

 “So xpxfGray knfewhat’s malthe uowun uvcnow?”

 “y ihquqmnice. vnagaxGive bunbthem vnagax</spanfort ikvqwmand qpqqchopefully, khcrthey’ll oeyejmycty zsclnice,”

 “Oh? shvamfLook matjfat lqucyou ovimdldying bdkbtbythe muqgood xpxfcop,” oeyejmyctshe matjfsmiled.

 Hopefully, qujwe lubwcould uvcget uvcinformation oydfout lqucthem daunon xjrgpthe jtfihLuna. qidThis qbtbahis hjfitsthe bunbfirst zkxdwotwlead uowuwe’d hzvpgotten pgacaand muqfor oeyejmyctall dcznvour xjrgpsakes ezsnmkI uvchoped szyjyshe’d zkxdwotwbe bunbsoon.

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