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Chapter 172
Ethan
“What did she say?” I asked as Perrin returned to the locker room.
“8:00 tonight. Her suite. Don’t be late.”
I squared my jaw and mentally threw out the plans I had been concocting for another midnight stroll with Justin out the window. “Ok. Thanks.”
“No problem.” Perrin threw on his sneakers and walked with me to the sparring room.
“So?” I prodded.
“So what?” He said, preoccupied with his taping up his wrists.
“What was the emergency?”
“Oh, it wasn’t an emergency,” he responded. “Not even clos
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