QUARTERBACK'S MUSE

n't be

strained fury. He stood inches from Devon, his icy blu

out his leg as if it hadn't just bee

his jaw tight. "You couldn't even stand a minute ago. Yo

ink, Everet

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istle, signaling the ga

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f, stepping forward. His knee screame

nning a hand through his whi

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king, arms crossed.

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attacked

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is face...his wild eyes, the way his hand s

, no... What

s body coiled tight. The entire stadium was frozen, but Sora barel

ere locked

co

d, his chest heaving. The gun trembled in

rying to hold her back. She moved forward, her

put it

nd fear warring in his eyes. "I didn't mean... I... I just..." His gr

them. "Who made you?" His voi

even. His hands were shaking so badly now

tepped

tears burning her eyes. "It's

said if I didn't..." He squeezed his eyes shut, hi

breath

Devon d

turned to Sora, his entire body wracked with shak

igure this out together. I swear

ok his head frant

ng. She was crying now, her entire body shaking. "

trangled sob, his

cked onto him,

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th

the g

und with a met

m exhaled

lashing red and blue lights bath

NDS

ace crumpling as the officers grabbed him, for

but someone grabbed her,

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voice cracked as they

d down her fa

t have a

an,

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n he wa

apsed to

, pulling her into a tight

spered, her own tears soaking i

shing lights, Devon standing in the midd

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