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Chapter 12: Riddle Me this, Riddle Me That... whom amAre You Willing To Sacrifice

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Few minutes later we headed to the dining to join the others for breakfast..

Now we sit at one of the long tables in the communal hall, surrounded by people who could tear cities apart if they chose to—and bowls of eggs, bread, fruit, and steaming mugs like this is just another morning.

It isn’t.

Ezra sits to my left, shoulder pressed firmly into mine. He hasn’t let go of me once. Across from us, Lirien watches over the rim of her cup, silver eyes sharp and calculating.

The vampire—Cassian, I
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