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"What?" I asked, glancing at Luc while wishing I had another weapon to throw at hireat

"This," she snapped, holding upthe ID that Luc had taken frootten that he still had it

Luc winked when I turned to him

I was struck speechless Literally No words He caot his head blown off and then knocked off by a candleholder just to rat iven it to me yesterday

Then his words caain, I hadn’t meant today

He’d known yesterday that he’d had that ID and he hadn’t given it back toto me All I wanted to do with my Sunday was drink my apple juice and watch Hoarders That was all

That look hit Mo buried in the backyard and her ending up on so "I"

She tilted her head to the side, waiting

It was Luc who spoke up, because of course he would "Your daughter left that at Foretoken on Friday night"

My jaas on the floor

His s in me not to jump on him like a rabid platypus, and that would be bad, because a platypus was poisonous I knew this, because, well, the Internet "I thought you would like to know she was there More than once, Ito pop out ofthis, especially after he’d made it scarily clear that I better not say one word about what I’d seen at the club

Luc wasn’t done yet "She left her phone there Friday night and cah to keep it safe and give it back to her"

"Kind enough?" I shrieked "You tried to--" I caught myself at the last moment If I said he tried to kidnap me, then I’d have to explain hich involved a horde of illegal Luxen As ain, I wouldn’t put those Luxen in danger Or her He arched a brow, and I finished with a sad, "You are not nice"

He pressed his lips together as if he were fighting a laugh or a smile

Mom didn’t respond She didn’t need to I was dead, so dead, and I was going to coodforsaken life

Then she finally spoke "Is that all, Luc?"

"Are you s for a hoaped at hi combination," he added after ayou lunch, Luc"

He sighed heavily "Well, that’s disappointing"

"Is that all?" she repeated

"I guess so" He sighed, sounding bored He started to turn but stopped He faced Mo All bets are off now You feel me?"

Mom stiffened "Luc--"

"No, no" He tsked softly "Don’t think you really want to get into the details right now So I just want to hear one thing fro conversation that will include grilled cheese and to about?

MoazeA shiver slipped downmy bones He turned and strolled back to the door "Peace out"