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but as the girl who loved the ocean. ​"The sun doesn't pay the bills in Manila," I said, trying to keep my voice professional. ​"True. But it makes for a much better story," Mateo countered. He reached into his pocket and handed me a small, embossed business card. "If Luke gives you too much trouble, or if you ever find the 'secondary camera' too small for your talent, call me. The board needs people who see things differently. Not just people who follow orders." ​Just as I took the card, the heavy double doors at the end of the hall swung open. Luke was walking back toward us, his face darkening when he saw Mateo standing so close to me.

Peace begins to make some sneaky move making me realise she's about to leave me alone with these random guys. Ah! this idiot would do anything to get some d*** inside her. she waves her stupid hands at me signifying her disappearance. Great! I mutter to myself. I suddenly begin to feel bored having no familiar face around sucks pretty much. "Hey, a guy greeted." "Hi" "I'm Andrew." "Vivian" "Nice meeting you Vee, I've heard a lot about you." "Guess you are one of Peace's friends then." "Yeah, she flaunts about you every time, saying how amazing you are."

Silence. Magnus’s jaw clenched, and for a brief moment, something flickered across his face—fear, maybe, or something worse. Derek glanced between them before turning to the shelves with renewed urgency. “Then we need answers now.” He pulled a heavy tome from the nearest row and set it on the table. The book was old, its cover cracked and brittle. The title was barely legible, but Aria could make out one word. Reckoning. The pages resisted at first, as if they had not been opened in centuries. Then, with a shudder, they yielded.

Noah says, the anger evidently making its way into his tone of voice. Silence is the loudest answer. That in my book is just a placement lower than the ringing of a hung up phone call mid conversation. "The contract is already drawn up, Icy. I'll call for it to be sent right away." Liam's voice comes to my ears as I hear him make his way onto my balcony. "Thank you." I say taking a swig from my glass of sparkling apple cider. The night view over New York's wealthiest parts has never been a sore eye to glance at.

"Alright, let's do it." The vendor held out his scanning gun and scanned the ring and then Jack's cuff. "Have a very nice day!" He said as they left. "Anything else we need?" Jack asked. "How about a book?" Lexi said. Jack laughed. "Alright, let's see if we can find a bookstore. I'm warning you, they might not have any in paper." Lexi frowned. "Can we at least look?" Jack nodded.

"Well, it's... It's hard to explain, the book explains it all." "Is it interesting?" She asked looking at the book cover, it was of a young teenager holding a lamp in what looked to be a dark cave, a bat was hanging of his hands and an old witch was behind him. "It looks interesting," She muttered. "It is," He assured. She nodded her head with a small smile and placed her iPods in back, resting her head back against the car seats, she closed her eyes.

I nervously change the subject. "Oh, we can't because Hudson has the DVD player but I can try with my laptop." She stands up and gets her laptop from her closet. As she tries to connect her laptop with the internet it doesn't work. Meredith tries to put on a DVD in it but it doesn't play. Well, no movie night for me then. "I'm sorry. It doesn't work." She apologizes. I remember putting my After books in my bags before I left home so I think I'm going to ease my mind with this.

Rose still looked at me with unsure eyes but Iris and Jasmine seemed to have warmed to me, thankfully. "Lilly, why don't you show him around the house and then we'll all head to bed" Iris suggested. Lilly sighed and nodded. I looked at her and she nodded for her to follow me. She walked around the house and showed me the bathrooms and her mother's and aunt's rooms along with the study. I was intrigued with the study. It had curious books everywhere along with plants. There was a desk but also a work table with all sorts of bottles and jars and drying plants on it.

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