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35. Past Life

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Dustin

"What were you two talking about? Is Hunter angry?" I asked McKenna once Hunter left for the day.

McKenna looked at me and grinned. "You seem anxious."

"Of course I am anxious! I thought Hunter would kill me or kick me out of the house yesterday, but he was surprisingly calm and collected. He did warn me not to hurt you for the tenth time, though," I said.

"Yeah, well, I am angrier than all of them combined," McKenna said grimly.

"You still haven't told me what he told you. Come on, give me the details. The anticipation is killing me," I said impatiently.

McKenna laughed at my eagerness. "Calm down, Dustin. It wasn't as dramatic as you're making it out to be. We just had a talk, and he offered me a permanent internship here in the lab."

"Wait, what?" I blinked in surprise. "An internship? Like, working together every day?"

She nodded, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Yep, right beside you. Permanently."

I couldn't believe it. "That's... amazing! I mean, yeah, that's g
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