He opens the passenger’s side door to my car and waits. I step up, holding his stare as I slide into the seat, the picture of acquiescence. His eyes narrow to slits. I swear I hear him growl low in his chest with suspicion, but I’ll never know because, out of nowhere, lightning cracks. Immediately after, the crash of thunder nearly makes me jump out of …
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