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The Third Degree
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Aria
“What are you doing?”
Mim’s voice cuts through the darkness and makes my heart leap out of my chest. At first, I wasn’t sure who it was sitting in the dark, but as soon as I hear her speak, I know who it is, and even though it takes me a second to recover, I’m still a little nervous. She doesn’t sound exactly friendly.
I flip the lightswitch on and try to stay calm. “Mim, you scared me a little. Why are you sitting there in the dark?”
“Sorry,” she says, but she doesn’t exactly sound sorry. “I was wondering where you were. I mean, I know that the guys are out on a reconnaissance. So… what were you doing?”
Her tone i
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