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Chapter 19: Glowing Eyes
Mike sat quietly across from her brother Rei playing with the piece of chicken on her plate. It had been months since she last saw him. She had not anticipated for their reunion to be awkward and tense. She and Avery had arrived in Chicago early that morning. Roz and Rei were the ones to pick them up at the airport. Their older siblings decided it would be best for them to go out to eat separately. Roz and Avery had gone to a different restaurant.
“So,” Her brother began. He had looked forward to seeing his sister but now that she was in front of him he wasn’t sure what to say. She seemed too different. The way she looked, the way she spoke and carried herself. She used to be soft and introverted. Being on her own with Avery and that werewolf made her buoyant, overly confident. She seemed assertive and vapid compared to how he remembered her. He wasn’t fond of the blonde hair either. She used to be his little sister. Cute and calm. Now she looked like
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