CHAPTER 95
She didn't notice Calla. Not at first. By the time she did, it was too late. Calla pushed off from the wall, anticipating the other girl's reaction. Astrid froze. Her smile disappeared. Calla watched a dozen emotions flicker and gutter in her eyes—fear, surprise, anger, suspicion—before Astrid managed to plaster an unconvincing smile on her face. "Calla?" she asked. Also rather unconvincingly. "Astrid." Calla closed the distance between them, moving with ease. "Long time." "Too long," Astrid supplied. They both knew that no span of time would ever be too long. Calla did not smile. Astrid shifted from foot to foot, darting a glance over her shoulder. The hall had emptied. "How have you been?" Astrid asked after an uncomfortable pause. Calla's attention drifted—all the way dow
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