Chapter 42

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Max was surprised to be woken up to rustling in the middle of the night. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes as he yawned; he sat up, resting his head on the back of the board and looking around the dark room through bleary eyes. “What are you guys doing?” he asked, his voice still coated with sleep. “Max?” Matt said. “s**t, we’re sorry. We didn’t want to wake you up.” “It’s fine,” Max said. “But what are you doing?” “We got a job,” Ani said, climbing back onto the bed and hugging Max, who hugged her too. “Again?” he whined, and Matt made a noise. “Don’t make me not want to go, Max. They would kill me,” he said as he climbed onto the bed, hugging Ani and him. Alec turned on the lamp, and the bedroom was covered in a warm yellow glow. They climbed onto the bed, all hugging Max. “We

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