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And he selfishly wanted to be alone with Rory

“What did Iinto the seat beside him at their near-empty table “Cadence wouldn’t talk to me”

“Who was that guy you were arguing with?” he said darkly,her shake her head

“You first,” she said

“Susan scared Cadence off She tried to strike a bargain A bond with her gets me into the inner circle”

“That would be an advantage”

“But?”

“It would be an advantage,” she repeated, and he couldn’t read her Not her tone or her expression She’d deliberately locked hi

“It would be the sae if you bond with Orrin”

“But?”

He should be clinical about this Professional “He’s dangerous in a way Susan isn’t” Close, but he had a tell and his tell was Rory in trouble and she knew it

“That argu the town square I don’t have permission to leave”

He’d seen others co your movement”

“I kno dangerous Orrin is I don’t need you to re to do?”

He should bond with Susan because Cadence couldn’t help his If he ht, expected to have sex and get pregnant, all of that under duress