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And suddenly I felt sorry for Gerald.
Not really.
The truck stopped.
Gerald climbed out.
Smoothed his shirt.
Looked around.
Then smiled when he saw me.
The smile immediately vanished when he noticed Beast.
Good.
That made two of us.
"Sadie."
"No."
The answer came automatically.
Before he'd even finished speaking.
Gerald sighed.
Like I was being unreasonable.
The nerve.
"I just want to talk."
"No."
"Five minutes."
"No."
"Sadie—"
"No."
The conversation was going beautifully.
Gerald disagreed.
Unfortunately.
He started walking toward me.
A mistake.
A very large mistake.
Because Beast stepped forward.
