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Chapter 22: Tailed
Author: Quill
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Lucas had gone back to the mansion with Tobias after the work day had ended and, like always, the car ride back was filled with nothing but silence that could be cut with a knife. He had gone back to the room he shared with the rest of his newly found friends of some sort and plopped into his bed once he got closer to it. No one else was in the room, giving Lucas the peace and quiet that he needed. He stretched on the bed, sighing as thoughts about the whole day trickled back into his mind, worrying him even more.

What he needed to do could be done, but it was how he would go about it that was the issue. He wasn’t sure which time he would use to go see Nicole again, but he knew that he had to do it soon before the information she had tucked away was gone forever. He couldn’t leave the company building after the berating that Tobias had given him earlier that day. He couldn’t risk it anymore. He would have to go when they were at home, but taking permission from Tobias after he had do
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