Chapter Eight: Seeds of Company

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POV: *Fate*

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I watched Lavender’s chest rise and fall. We had covered so much information when she first woke up. I wasn’t sure how much of it would keep.

She stared at me wide-eyed while I rambled about how we got back to the library. She didn’t interrupt with questions. She just watched me as if she was watching a documentary on television.

Eventually, I figured she was still in shock. I held her shaking body ...