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\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0that\u00a0Beta\u00a0Aiden\u00a0came\u00a0here\u00a0and\u00a0interrogated\u00a0Janet?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0how\u00a0she\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0about\u00a0her\u00a0only\u00a0daughter?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lucy\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0widened.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0there,\u00a0Luna\u00a0Lucy,\u201d\u00a0Stacy\u00a0said\u00a0thoughtfully.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0very\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0you.\u00a0Thank\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
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I\u00a0swallowed\u00a0the\u00a0lump\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0throat,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0remaining\u00a0on\u00a0hers\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0silent\u00a0argument,\u00a0one\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0losing.<\/p>\n
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Stacy\u00a0nodded\u00a0and\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Janet,\u00a0telling\u00a0her\u00a0she\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0right\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSampson\u00a0wanted\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0this\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0Stacy.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0seem\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0time,\u00a0though.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0figured\u00a0you\u00a0could\u00a0give\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0once\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
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I\u00a0nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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+25\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
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