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CHAPTER 21

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CHAPTER 21

Dylan's apartment smelled like food when she arrived.

She could smell it from the hallway, and she stood outside the door for a second just breathing it in before she knocked. He opened it almost immediately, like he had heard her coming.

"You cooked," she said.

"Cain helped."

"Cain helped you cook."

"Cain told me what to do, and I executed."

"So Cain cooked."

"I was present," Dylan said. He stepped back to let her in. "Come and eat first. Then we talk."

She looked at him. At the ste
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