Then, Karl’s brown eyes almost seem to gloss over, and he shakes his head.

“No,” he says, the denial in his voice immediate and almost instinctive. “I didn’t

try to bribe the judges. Daniel is lying.”

But even as he speaks I can see the flicker, the slightest shift in his eyes that

betrays him. My heart sinks even more than it already has.

“Karl, don’t you dare lie to me.” My voice breaks, a crack in the facade of

strength and poise that I’m desperately trying to maintain right now. “I know you.

We used to be married. I can always tell when something’s off with you.”

For a moment, he just stares at me, and it’s like I can see the war raging behind

his eyes. Then, finally, he lets out a deep and exasperated sigh.

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a stack

his entire face, and then he

through his already-tousled hair.

step forward. “What is that supposed

mean?”

is quiet for several more moments that feel like an eternity, and

to reach across the tiny supply closet and throttle him. But then,

speaks.

has half of the truth, though,” he says, his brown eyes lifting

my gaze.

my arms across my chest. “Explain. I don’t have

system outside flickers to life, muffled through the door

please return to

this is your five minute

his nose and shakes

unspoken. “I… I did try to talk

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