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Elijah was quiet for most of the ride, clearly unhappy about discovering another way I had manipulated him. But I was doing it for his own good.
“So, are you planning on taking Angela with you to your uncle’s place?” I asked, trying to break the tension.
“I’m not talking to you right now,” he growled.
I couldn’t help but laugh as he focused intently on the road.
“Come on, Lahje, you know I only want what’s best for you,” I said.
“You don’t know what’s best for me right now.”
“Of course, I do,” I replied. “Listen, when you’re facing death, you suddenly become very wise. I’ll tell you that.”
He glanced over at me with an expression that said I was an i***t, but at least it made some of his anger dissipate. The corner of his mouth curved up slightly before he returned his at
