ethan had grilled him repeatedly as to whether or not riley was worth the trouble he 'd gone to , and though riley was so much more than a pretty face , thorsen was happy to see ethan was impressed -- even if she was n't her normally happy and smiling self . riley shook ethan 's hand . '' it 's a pleasure , though i wish it were under better circumstances . '' ethan shot thorsen a look before turning his attention back to riley
turning back was no longer an option , however , when a quiet whoosh broke into my musing . the cabin door opened and lucius stood just inside . we stared at each other for a couple of long , tense minutes before he stepped aside and swept one arm in front of him , beckoning me in . taking a deep breath , i walked into the tiny above-ground living area , the one i liked to think of as a decoy , and turned to look back at
lucius
but it was only the servant who listened , bobbing his head in obedience and pulling the door shut in his wake . ezekiel stared at gabriel . his body started to shake . gabriel cleared his throat . '' sorry to show up on you unannounced and so late . '' '' what do you want ? '' ezekiel said . '' i need to explain , '' said

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Q: they smiled at her and drooled and touched her with small wet fingers while attendants at the next window watched for the first sign of an aggressive move . for a time buddy thought she responded well . she read aloud , stroked a girl 's head , consoled a small boy when he fell over a toy block . then she seemed to see something which disturbed her ; a frown creased her brow and she looked away from the _ ... Fill the blank.
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TEXT: Continue writing the following text: that was when she realized what was waiting for them . when she saw the small helicopter that was already prepped with the pilot standing beside the machine with the door open , she dug her heels in . '' i 'm not getting into that machine , '' she said with a very firm voice . she did n't look up at zeke , just stood there on the windy roof of the building with her arms crossed , glaring at the
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ridge : do you know if he leaves his car unlocked ? '' fish ? '' i ask , crinkling my nose in disgust . we 've made a pit stop at a local grocery store next to the apartment complex , and he 's buying a huge , scaly whole fish . i 'm assuming this has to be part of his elaborate revenge scheme , but he could just be
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