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Chapter 93: Rain

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The rain had entirely stopped by the time Eli reached the rear entrance of the locker rooms, leaving the concrete steps slick and blackened by the damp morning air. He didn't look back to see if Lucien was following him. He didn't want to know if Lucien’s long, steady strides were closing the distance between them, or if he was still standing out by the elms trying to figure out how to patch up a lie that had been five years in the making.

Eli pulled the heavy metal door open, the old iron hing
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