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Chapter 240

Chapter 240

Cher just couldn’t drag herself out of bed the next day

When Qvinlyn ked when it, Zane dorged the quest, fic caly onlike him threat the s yesterday, he and

Quinlyn wondered, Overdid in Bove Cher &‘t do anything or the didi’s soutie

Cher finally rolled out of bed at 10 am, planning to drag Quinly clothes dingging

Quintyn shook her heard. Toe got plenty of clothes the air

“Too bad. You don’t get a say Cher said farly. “This was the deal with gow legal guardian

Quinlyn thought, Judges can be such a pain sometimes

Zane walked over, patted Ophryn’s shoulder, and handed her a glass of orange juice. He won’t into hogging, so se sapt behind

On the way, Quinlyn got a call from Mandy, When Mandy herd about the shopping trip, she forgal fox say’s warning and rushed over like a rocker.

Mandy took off ahead, while Quinlyn and Cher strolled behind her.

Cher joked about Mandy, “She’s like Elowyn 20. People like her light up the room. They make you feel like the world’s a great place.

“So, partners and friends balance each other out, huh?”

“Partners?” Quinlyn looked up. “What about you and Zane? You’re not just life–skill opposites–you‘ re alike, toot

Cher thought for a second. “Maybe I’m like cold fireworks, and he’s like warm stone. One’s all fath but cold inside, the other’s cool on the outside but warm to the touch

Quinlyn agreed with her.

“Ugh, I hate this,” Mandy grumbled. “If it

suggested they head back and drop

the car, Mandy whispered to Quinlyn, “Cher is not scary at all. She’s really nice. She shouldn’t be the Evil Judge. She should be the

must’ve been worried about Quinlyn, which

they left the James residence, the rain got heavier. Lightning flashed, and thunder boomed. By the time they reached the Perry

walked Cher’s inside. But they entered the house, Quinlyn heard a

back and fall down the steps. She panicked, jumped out of the car, and sprinted through the rain to

She pulled Cher aside first, relieved to see she was

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her gaze into the house. A tall,

The smell of blood filled the air. Lightning flashed outside, lighting up the knife in Zane’s

the storm had passed and the gray sky was starting to brighten up. As soon as Benness walked into the house, he

visiting, celebrating New

anyway.

odds of that were crazier than winning the lottery. But rules were rules,

over and hugged Quinlyn with the toolbox in her hand. “Hey,

lately. Seeing Jolie was a surprise. Jolie, are you working with the task

a winter break gig. I’m their forensic scientist,” Jolie bragged, slipping on a pair of

Quinlyn nodded.

nuzzled Quinlyn’s cheek before skipping over to

the next she was all over the corpse. Bennett watched this, his head pounding. He couldn’t help but mouth to Quinlyn, “You borderlands folks are something else.”

a part–time job, going from clinical medicine to Westwood University’s lab, then to the task force as a forensic scientist–Jolie had to have

had finished her initial check. “The victim’s 36. He died

He bled out. From the struggle marks, the

quiet. The description

piped up, “Zane’s not the murderer.” She sounded pretty sure, but as a relative, her word didn’t carry much weight.