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I didn’t expect a fast reply.
But she responded almost immediately.
Rowan:
Yes.
That alone made me sit up slightly.
Mason:
Good.
Then paused.
Deleted it.
Typed again.
Mason:
That’s happening, right?
Three dots appeared.
Long pause.
Stopped.
Started again.
Rowan:
I think it already did.
I stared at that.
Because that was exactly what I’d been trying not to say.
ROWAN
I didn’t know why I sent that.
It just came out before I could filter it.
Serena was watching me carefully now.
“You look different,” she said.
“Stopsaying that.”
“You do.”
“How?”
“You’re not reacting to things normally anymore.”
“That doesn’t make sense.”
