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orders from you anymore, Marcus. You lost that ri

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re going to cancel whatever announcement you had planned about Victoria. And you're

on the o

inform

to them for three years? That their Luna was chosen through artifi

prove any

gredients went into that bonding potion. I can smell the residue of it on both of us even now. And

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gency. Don't make any announcements about Victoria. And

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is going to hear exactly what I think of you. And trust me,

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rtive mate, the understanding wife. Three years

m

leste: "Can we talk? I know you're

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Sarah Chen, my old mentor from my birth pack. She'd trained me in advanced healing tec

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times before her fa

a surprise. How

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think I've been... ma

that followe

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anywhere. I'm

it's a four

or drink anything you haven't prepared you

ne wen

many people might be involved in this conspiracy? How long had they

y front door

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head: Don't eat or drink anythin

led through the door. "But I'm

e to make sure you ate it. He sa

ght me food lately? How many meals had I accepted

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