Today is your standing lunch with Raimondo.” I snagged the napkins Jesse held out and made space for him to arrange the takeaway containers. Adelaide looked at her phone and a crease dipped her forehead before she smoothed it away. But her fingers trembled until she clutched them into fists. My chest burned. Had I ever seen Adelaide scared before? No. Not even when her car exploded. The flames that had been made to consume her had mirrored in her eyes, opening a gateway to hell. Her life had almost become untethered, and she was ready to fight. Now she picked up her phone reluctantly and
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