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Sing hard, I let my head fall back The stars were out in full force, blanketing the sky Somewhere up there here the Luxen had come from Crazy

"Evie?"

I sucked in a sharp breath and then shook out my shoulders "Yeah?"

"Are you okay?"

"I’ before I did so, for exa to use the bathroo my hand, I turned andthe back of the house The kitchen was packed, and the air was sticky, s of perfume and spilled beer

Coop’s parties were popular, so people were everywhere I had no idea what his parents did for a living, but they were never hoe Unfortunately, there was a line for the downstairs bathrooht was aas I climbed a set of stairs

I wasn’t at all surprised to see that the upstairs hallasn’t vacant I turned sideways and slid past a couple who looked like they were literally seconds away froirls who appeared to be on the verge of vo all over the place Yikes

Wait

I stopped and looked over uy Coop? From what I could see of his fair head and face, I was pretty sure that was him It was his house Why wasn’t he in, I don’t know, his bedroom? For a moment I was filled with such envy I wanted to be him Well, not him Just anyone who honestly didn’t find out that they were soirl

Well, Nadia hadn’t died That was the whole point of all of this Right? I shook ain

"Bathroohtly across my chest "If I was a bathroom, where would I be?"

Probably anywhere far, far away fro a few doors that were cracked open, I spied a closed one at the end of the hall that I figured had to be a bathrooht not make it Thankfully I did because it was a bathroo my hands with a nearby towel, I looked up at my reflection My cheeks were a little flushed It was my face My hair My eyes My mouth I was Evie, becausebecause I’d been told I was her I closedto do?

I couldn’t stay in the bathrooh at least that would be a plan I opened ain and pushed away from the vanity I opened the door and stepped back out into the hallway Coop and whoever he was practically eating the face off of were still at the end of the hall, coirls were gone, though I’d started walking,it halfway down the hall, when I heard a voice

Zoe

"I don’t think you should be here right now," she was saying

What in the hell? I stopped Zoe never ca a hand against the wall, I strained to hear what she was saying and who she was talking to

"It’s probably best you just take a step back," she continued "Give it ti deal and we have it covered"

I heldto hear a response

And it cahtly melodic tone that was faive it time"

My breath stalled in my chest, and for a brief second my brain completely e all thoughts right out of my head I knew that voice It made no sense, but I knew that voice

It was Luc

"I know," Zoe replied softly

Ohto Luc

I didn’t even knohere to start with this Luc had never mentioned Zoe, and vice versa, and I’d talked to her about him before Why wouldn’t she tell me that she knew him?

Why wouldn’t Luc?

A chill moved down my spine as I pushed away from the wall There was only one reason why she wouldn’t have told me I stepped in front of the door and sla it wide open

"Hi!" I chirped, stalking into the bedroom "Funny to see you two here"

Shock splashed over Luc’s face, and seeing that would’ve been funny under any other circu as I focused on Zoe Her eyes were so big, they could’ve popped out of her face "So I’ this friendship isn’t a recent one, is it?"

Zoe stepped forward "Evie--"