Chapter 56: Closer

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MARCUS Kade was talking about weapons but I'd stopped listening three minutes ago. We were crossing the yard when I spotted them near the kitchens, Sera and Maya standing close together, heads bent like they were sharing secrets. Maya said something and Sera laughed very hard, in a way that made her shoulders shake. Kade stopped mid sentence when he saw Sera. His whole posture changed, softened in a way I'd never seen before she came here. "We'll finish this later," he said, already moving toward her. I followed because there wasn't much else to do. Maya saw us first, her eyes moved to me for a second before going back to Sera. She leaned in close and whispered something I couldn't hear, whatever it was made Sera's face flush pink. "Maya," Sera hissed. Maya grinned wider, "what? I'

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