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Actually, I had hit him before

"Anyway, Luc basically freed us He helped set us up with Luxen who knee were That’s how I met my uncle," she said "And the rest is history"

I had a feeling there were huge parts of that history left out "So your move to Columbia was coincidental?"

Her head tipped to the side "Nothing about Luc is coincidental He wanted e favor"

"A lot of people seem to owe his favors"

"A lot of people do, and Luc likes to collect on theh There was no favor he could’ve called that would’vea favor is a lot like having so you"

"You would think that, because you’ve never been owned"

Flinching, I knew I couldn’t argue with that I didn’t knohat that felt like

"I knew you before and I know that’s a weird thing for you to hear, but when Luc asked me to coreed Not just because I owed him a favor, but because I’ve always liked you, and I was happy to do so"

I thought about hohen Luc had toldHe’d had Zoe in his place I still had no idea what to think about that

"I didn’t pretend to be friends with you I was a friend to you I ain, but I’m still Zoe I’m still the salanced over at her We both said, "Jonathan," at the sa one of the Scott twins

A hopeful look filled those odd, beautiful eyes that were so strange to see now "My favorite food is still chicken tenders--extra crispy I still think April is totally a test run for having a child who’s a constant disappointhed, but then I blurted out, "Can you have kids?" Immediately my face turned beet red "I’m sorry That’s kind of a rude question--"

"It would be if you didn’t know ed my foot with hers "We can have kidsif we’re with another Origin I don’t think we can with a normal human At least, no one has as far as I know, but it’s not like h for us to know"

I glanced over at her Zoe wasWell, she was Zoe She looked the same "I can’t believe I never noticed it I’ wearily at my arms, I lifted my chin Honestly, I had no idea what to think about that, about any of this It was likethat was happening in bits and pieces I blew out a rough breath as aze drifted around the dim room

"Evie?" she said, and I looked over to her Zoe’s eyes were glossy as they searched ht "I don’t hate you" And that was the truth "I don’t think I’m even mad at you I was A lot I’m justI don’t know My head is in a thousand places I’m irritated one second and just confused the next and--" I cut myself off "I don’t hate you"

Zoe’s shoulders relaxed "Thank God, because I was prepared to, I don’t know, iveness"

My nose wrinkled "I don’t think that would work You can’t even pop popcorn"

She laughed, the sound a little lighter "That’s true I would get Luc to cook it"

Surprise flickered throughhe can’t do?"

That faint grin appeared again "Notto tell Heidi the truth now?"

She nodded "I think so There’s no point keeping what I ah I mean, we’d have to explain exactly what I ains aren’t a known thing"

"He did" I didn’t think James would care or breathe a word of it, but I trusted Zoe on this "Does Emery knowabout me?"

"She does," she told me "I don’t know if she knows all the details, but she knows you’re important to Luc"