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“Are you okay?” Valrinda asked. He craned his neck and tried to peer at Beckett, who only looked up for a brief second before the icy wind of their rapid flight made it too unbearable.
“F-f-fine,” was all Beckett could get out without risking biting off his own tongue. He patted Valrinda’s neck, and his hand burned from just the light contact. There wasn’t a choice. They had to stay higher in the atmosphere, and he was going to tough it out. His core was warm enough, pressed against Valrinda, and that was most important. Beckett tucked his head tighter
Bad Karma and the Family Plan #81 (17.1) by Julie Lynn Hayes
Maureen insisted on rising early with us the next morning, claiming we needed to start our day with a good breakfast. We weren’t about to complain about that. I think the truth was closer to she wanted to say good-bye, not knowing when we’d be back. That I could definitely understand. We’d had quite the unexpected break, filled with a number of ups and downs, but it was past time to get back to work.
After bidding our fond farewells to Ethan’s parents (yes, the minister actually chose to see us off as well), we picked up Troy and Brendan from their motel
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