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2021-02-13 12:17:00Spending an entire day on a small private jet would’ve been unbelievably boring if Cadence hadn’t been so tired she fell asleep almost as soon as the plane took off and dozed for a good ten hours before waking up to take care of nature’s call, eat something, and go back to sleep for another five hours. The fact that her sister was asleep even longer made her feel a little less like a freak since none of the Guardians had to sleep at all. She was shocked Jamie wasn’t tired since it took so much energy to heal himself the day before, but when she settled into the seat beside him to pick his brain for a while, he claimed he hadn’t slept a wink.
Stifling a yawn, she reclined the seat as far as it could go and leaned back into the soft leather. “How are you still tired?” he asked, his voice quiet so as not to bother Cassidy who was snoozing on Brandon’s shoulder a few rows in front of them.
“I know it’s been a long
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