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Team members got up, some of them like Aurora, Meagan, Ashley, and Mickey, who hadn’t said a word, rushing for the door. Shane lagged behind his girlfriend, like he still had words he wanted to say to Elliott, but eventually he followed them out the door. Cadence turned her attention to her sister, who was sitting across from her, glaring.
“Hey, why don’t you take your jacket off and let me look at that.”
Cadence jumped and looked up, the sound of Jamie’s voice catching her off guard. She didn’t even know he’d crossed the room. Too tired to argue, she pulled her jacket off, noticing for the first time that the teeth marks were much bigger than she’d expected. Beneath the leather, the sleeves of her purple shirt was shredded. “Damn,” she muttered. She’d really liked that one.
She turned her chair so that Jamie could more easily reach her as Aaron offered him the wheely chair he’d only sat in
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