sooner than she’d originally planned . . . Oh, wait. That’s how Stevie had planned to handle it in her head. With logic and reason and a calm, rational demeanor. But when she faced Gaertner, just seeing his face made her angry. Angry that she was now alone and frightened because—without speaking to her—he’d sent her sisters away. He should have spoken to her first. He should have said something! And her fear led to panic, which led to her hissing and throwing herself at Gaertner, knocking him to the ground, and wrapping her hands around his throat. Sitting on his chest, she hissed again, this
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