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ds,butjanehadplantedaseedofdoubtinkadyshead. 115 judedeveraux ”stopit”kadysaidagaihistiinaorefronyoneabouthoylovefory.” ovedtoputhisarroundher.”youree” kadypushedhisarffhershoulders.”youarenothusband””yesia”lesaidsagain,thistinotalloaynotbean;illbedeadthen,butistcertainlyaourhusbandnow.” hetightly.”kady,akeyouseethatihatethisnyousayyouloveillsayanything,doanythingtodisplease” forafeontskadysheadotions.shedneverbeehosegirlsentryingtoiressher,fallingallovertheelvestoinviteherout.shedalpandshy,andshedhadverylittlentae,”shesaidsoftly,herheadpressedagairo.”andhedbuyahehehousein” kadyuldalaugh.”youareaan,”shesaid. hetippedherfa.”no,inanafraididshtandputhiutofhissery.””thenthey,feelinghissoftbreathonherlips.atthispretregorywas. anditadeherpushherselfoutofhis 116 legend ar.”goodness,”shesaidbrightly.”itsstoppedraining,soyselfsoch.” aslelaughed,hedealuograbkadysarbutsheeludedhindderthetarp.”uld,handsonhips.”yes,ofurse,”leanslyashebegantorepack.”iliveonlytograntyoureverydesire.” ertheyostsuresheheardthehoughtaboutdefendingherself,butinstead,sheputheoseintotheairandlookedattheseryasthoughlejordananyhepla. 117 &2 stheyasshepausedfrequentlytopickplants,exaningeae, seargherrytorecallallthatshedleaedinschoolaboutplantsthatgrerainingtobeachefduringtheday,shedoftentakenursesinbotanyataloiversityduringthenight.theinoffoodsaing”offtheland”hadaledher.shealsohadadeepbeliefthatforeveryillnesson earth,thereeohadtofindthesourceof thatcure. suddenly,shestoppedeplantsbythesideofthetrail:tall,sonearlysixfeet,okes”shesaidunderherbreath,blinking,thenshakingherheadaupleoftistop,”shesaid.”arijuana” 118 legend ”tsayasihave.isitanotherofyoure””no,ithinkillpassonthisone.” lestarted.”eaboutthisabisofyours”hesaidoverhisshoulder.”alyisitgoodfor” laughing,kadytalkedastheyorethahetiethtury. alittleaftersurailinfrontofher,leputuphishandinantlyshehaltedandlistened,butheardnothing. bending,leainhereande is.” houthesitation,kadydidashesaid,slippingintotheshadoeboulders,bothpacksatherfeet. leadjustedthequiverofarroeoutuntiliretu,”hesaid.”butenstupidenoughtogete.”alookthattoldegoodbyeforlove”heasked.”onlyyfingerscrossed,”shesaidsly,retuinghisgrin. le.”urredagainstherlips,thenpulledhere””ishallenjoythepeace.” sheuldhearhislaughasheslippedintothedarkhenuteleher,hearirangenightsounds,andrealizedthatolewasgone,she 119 judedeveraux ethinghappeohinkif slippingfrohebouldersassilentlyassheuld,shetiptoeddoblingnoinutesshesaingfroroundabend,andaredinshesaw. aallraviainofrooftherock,levelhkady, ainsofaddensataroundit,tinffeecupsintheirhands. aovedfroehinda treesosheuldseebetter,shesahere,theirhugewingslifeless. kadydidntthinkaboutsheandin ...