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Kyra couldn’t remember the last time she laughed so much. She was sure everyone was just trying to keep her and Slade distracted, but they were really good at it, and really funny.
“You should have seen the look on his face,” Jack said, twisting his lips and drawing back. “He was somewhere between shocked and horrified and didn’t know where to land on the spectrum.”
Kyra laughed with the rest of the group. Slade drew her closer to him on the couch. He’d barely let go of her all night, which she didn’t mind at all.
“I really thought we were all done for,” Jack continued. “But Slade pulled it off and got us out of there. I’ve never known anyone to sweet talk the enemy like he did.”
“He’s good at sweet talking people,” Kyra said with a laugh.
Slade pulled back and looked at her. “Rea
