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“A laugh that wasn’t Ben’s came from down the hall followed by a guttural sound that almost certainly was. Why did Maddox have to know that sound? Things would be so much easier if he didn’t. No one’s fault but yours. Maddox” quote by Annabeth Albert — Download Open image

““A laugh that wasn’t Ben’s came from down the hall followed by a guttural sound that almost certainly was. Why did Maddox have to know that sound? Things would be so much easier if he didn’t. No one’s fault but yours. Maddox””

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