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2021-02-15 06:55:44“Holland is pregnant?” Aaron asked.
“Well, not Cass!” She wasn’t sure if the statement coming out of her mouth was meant to be funny, sarcastic, or mean, It was none of those things. It was ignored.
“No, that’s not possible.”
“Yeah, that’s what I said, but… she’s sure.”
Aaron shook his head. “It can’t be. It’s not possible.”
“Are you sure? I mean, we thought a Guardian couldn’t kill a Hunter, too, didn’t we? And this whole bit with the serum? We didn’t think it would do anything. What about the rest of the crazy things going on? I think just about anything is possible right now.”
He only stared at her for a long moment, still not accepting the information she’d provided, so Cadence decided to give up. Maybe he didn’t believe her because he couldn’t. Maybe he knew his own capacity better than a
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