Chapter 32

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Chapter 32: Arranging A PlayDate XENOIS The sound of my phone buzzing against the kitchen counter pulled me from my thoughts as I watched Ollie pick at his breakfast. He didn't seem happy at all. Even when he had been given a day off to rest from school. He'd been quieter than usual since yesterday's incident at the hospital, and the bandage wrapped around his small hand served as a constant reminder that I had failed to protect him. I took a look at the caller ID and felt my chest tighten with something that I couldn't explain. It was Sophia. "Hello?" I answered, stepping away from the dining table so that Ollie wouldn't overhear the conversation. "Xenois, hi. I hope I'm not calling too early." Her voice was low, and hesitant , a lot different from the confident woman I'd known y

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