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Chapter 107 CELESTE  Xenois crouched down to his level. "I might have to work this afternoon, buddy. But I'll definitely be home for dinner. And we can play that new game we got before bedtime, okay?" "Okay," Soren agreed, throwing his arms around Xenois's neck for a tight hug. I saw Victoria Ashworth across the courtyard, watching us with an expression I couldn't quite read. After yesterday's confrontation, I'd expected her to avoid eye contact, but instead, she seemed to be studying Xenois with something like apprehension. Good. Maybe word of his activities last night had already started to spread, even reaching the legitimate world we pretended to operate in. After the boys disappeared into the school building, Xenois and I walked back to the car together. He looked thoughtful, almost troubled. "What's wrong?" I asked once we were back in the vehicle. "I was just thinking about how normal this feels," he said. "Dropping the boys at school, promising to be home for dinner, planning t