第27节

    【】,finderskeepers.

    haditbeenupthtthenhearryherandkeepherforever,butlittleelizabethkadylonghadotherideas.first,sheseedtobelieveshean.lehadenoughseoknoanbelievedshean,nooneuldgehernd.atleastnoteandeffortbothofodedicatetothisproject.

    ybehedbeeninanaionseen

    her,thatfirstnt.kadyanshedidntknoandtakenjustthesa.

    slihoughtofthehheroddphrasingandstrangerangers.ito

    kehielieveshethefutureasshesaid.alstenough,anyway.

    efroitanyanlikekadyieoflorado.oesherong,the

    sheandi.

    butakingsurethatnoonepaidheredtothinksheoexist.allbyherselfintheworld.

    andshedidntalloatterhoustbefrightened,afterall,sheseehowafraidshewas.

    atalkingaboutthis.thisnnadgregory.

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    legend

    evene,lesneered.kadydidntlovethisn.ybelee,hervoiarry.

    orybethatoinghalflight,helookedatkadyandkneahielf.

    shee.nutesbeforehe.savehiroeath,savehirooneliness.savehirolifethathadin.sinotherhadsaidsheuldhesightoflegend,soshedvedtodenver.lehadbeggedhisgrandther,hisonlyliviive,tobealloountaintootherruthhadasoftheart,soshedalloostayhpeopleshetrustedinhisbelovedlegend.

    forallthatthepeoplehedstayed,theetinesshedfeltatlosinghisfalyhadneverbeenfilled.

    sling,helookedatkady,sleepingliketheangelsheedtothinkheprehend,butshehadevenbelievedhisstoryaboutbeingaeunuch.

    hisliehadbeenspurofthent,theeriesfordaysafterhedbeenshotnooneknew

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    judedeverauxi

    otherhadsaiditanakebabiesandnoenarrysu.soiohearvelouslie.

    andkadyhadbelievedhihedbelievedhindagreedtostay.i,lehadelting.

    ybeleshouldfeelguiltyfortellingsuaybeifhepeverytihegotnearher.

    sonoeheoreliesthansheuldpossiblyknoadeheragreetospendthree,daysalone.hedalsoogetherrriedtohithatthoughtdehile.plannirategythatledtothatrriagehadtakenso.butithadbeenhitkadyyetkno.

    allhehadtodonoherndallthoughtsofthishoughtshelovedandshohatsheactuallylovedleandnooneelse.

    hejusthadtofigureouthoansaythatallyouhadtodoan,thenkissheronthene.

    noher,hethis.gregoryhaddoo

    getpasthershell.then,abruptly,uandinglitlesface.ifthisgregoryhadedkadysshellifthats

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    legend

    likedsoybethisgregoryaskednothin,ofherexaybesleathisfriends,tndprobably,healsoalone.ledidntjtioaionsaboutanhadbeen

    lastnight.

    if,llthiskadybesidesheraanarryhiehadno

    ideatheahoughtheddohisbestinthesefeofindout.

    andheddoeverhehadtodotogetclosetoher.hedlieallthatheo.hedntiellihathehadnoideahosepetroglyphsellherhedidnteven

    reerthetreeenifheo.hedtellheranythingthato

    keephe

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