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much longer until she got home. She had just finished replying when a call cin. Ethan's nflashed on the
screen.
“Lessie.” His voice was calm and steady.
“Hey, big brother.”
“It’s over with Quentin. He's been charged-three years in prison for soliciting and organizing a lewd gathering.”
“Alright.”
“As for Zachary, | already chewed him out. But honestly, | think you should give him a good beating for me. Don’t
hold back-even if you leave him limping, I'll handle your legal defense.”
A smile tugged at Alessia’s lips. “Are you, as a lawyer, advisingto commit a crright now?”
“Nope. As your brother, I'm teaching you the proper way to vent your anger.”
She couldn't help but laugh, the smile spreading wider. “Got it. I'll see what I can do. But if | go overboard and
end up in trouble, you'd better pull out all the stops to save me.” Sitting on the bench at the bus stop, she stared
at the tips of her shoes, swinging her feet lightly.
“I'm at your service, twenty-four hours a day.” Ethan's voice always had a way of steadying her.
“Liam called earlier, too.”
“Good. Be careful heading home; textwhen you get in, okay?”
She promised she would, then hung up and dialed Liam.
“Not hyet?” he asked.
“still talking about the field day.” Just then, the bus arrived. Alessia tapped her card and boarded. The bus was
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“I'll save you a seat.” Each student was allowed to invite two guests from outside the school. In past years...
she'd always given the spots to Pierce.
“Don’t be fooled by Zachary’s grades-he’s hopelessly slow in real life. | bet he’s spent the whole day stammering
and avoiding you, right? That's what he does every the screws up.”
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through the phone.
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Alessia paused, suddenly understanding why she'd been so angry yesterday.
She cared-that’s why it hurt
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