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Chapter 33

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A flicker of something crosses her expression, but then it disappears as quickly as it showed.

“What?” I lean closer to her.

“In which libraries have you found books?”

“The secret ones.”

tell me much. Do you have any idea how many secret libraries Valora holds?”

“At least three.”

“Try more than twenty.”

My mouth falls open. “What? Where?”

“If I tell you, they wouldn’t be a secret, now would they?”

I scowl at her.

“Which three did you find, sweetheart?”

“If I told you, it wouldn’t be a secret.”

She bursts out laughing. “Fair enough. I—”

“Wait just a minute!” My mind races. “It was you!”

“Come again?”

“You put the books there!”

“What books? Where?”

“Don’t play dumb. It all makes sense. Who would’ve wanted Martine dead more than you?”

Mom takes a deep breath. “I wish I knew what you were talking about.”

“It really wasn’t you?”

“If you tell me what you’re talking about, I’m sure I can explain my innocence.”

I study her, and she does look genuinely confused. “While you were banished, I fou
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