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"How do you know? Antler says Lermer has deserted you," I said bluntly. I knew I was purposefully being cruel. I didn't care. I wanted everyone to hurt as much as I did.
Still looking me straight in the eyes, Liquim said, "Antler lies." She started to walk away, but changed her mind and came back. "And don't drink whatever she gave you," she said. Then she left the room. Lermer, Damien, and the Twins were at my side in a blink. "Don't listen to whatever that hag had to say," Shaunee huffed. "If she said something nasty about Stevie Rae, we're gonna kick her a*s," Erin said. "No. It wasn't anything like that. She just said she was sorry, that's all."
"Why did you want to talk to her?" Lermer asked. He and Damien had ahold of me again, and now they were leading me up the stairs. "I
