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Garrett stared at me as if I were a complete stranger, and though I couldn’t blame him, I was still furious.
“Perfect timing,” I said, my annoyance evident as I leaned against the kitchen island, trying to catch my breath.
Garrett remained speechless, his eyes darting around as if trying to deny what he had seen. But the reality of the situation was undeniable, and he soon grasped that.
“Perfect tim—” He stopped mid-sentence, rubbing his hands over his face before pointing angrily at the door through which Octavia had just fled. “She tried to kill you, or have you forgotten?”
“No, I haven’t,” I said, grabbing the water bottle in front of me and downing its contents in one go.
“So you were sleepwalking?”
“No?” I replied, genuinely puzzled.
“Okay, so I must be losing my min
