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Mistake - 30
Ryder
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I hurried down the hall when I ran into the gang. “Where are you off too ? Lost your mate again,” my brother teased.
I narrowed my eyes at him. “Brook’s friend is running away from Black Mountain and asking for help to enter the borders. I’m heading over there now.”
“What friend?” Beth asked.
“I don’t remember the name,” I said as I tried to move past her, but Beth grabbed my arm.
“Ryder, what was her name? Was it Anna?”
I shrugged. “I don’t know, maybe. Why does it matter?”
“It matters a lot,” Beth said, and a wave of guilt washed over her face. “Because Br
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