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Chapter 40 ~Casper~

“YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL,” I BLURT OUT, MY voice dripping with admiration.

Her eyes crinkle with amusement, like she's trying not to laugh. “You clean up pretty well yourself,” she shoots back, giving my outfit a once-over.

“And you're late, mister.” She added.

I fought the urge to run my fingers through my hair because, let's be honest, nobody wants to rock the electrified bird's nest look. Instead, I opted for a chin-stroking maneuver to buy some time while I whipped up a good ol' fashioned fib. No way could I tell her that I had been off gallivanting in the cave, checking up on Vivaldi and determining his fate?

“Car trouble, Fiona!” I blurted out, mustering my best innocent expression.

“Oh, really? What kind of car trouble?”

I scrambled for a believable response while trying to keep my cool.

“Uh—I don't have a car. So I did spring for a cab to get us to the party,” I explain, gesturing toward the taxi in the driveway like I'm some kind of game show host revealing t
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