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“Alright then, if you say so,” said Echo, a note of warning in her voice. She was still prepared to catch Cat if she fell, however. “Would you mind telling me where we’re supposed to go?”

“Okay. Let’s head up to your room, then.” Echo stood next to Cat, picking up her arm and draping it over her own shoulder to support her weight. “I’m going to need directions, though, since I am ne...

“Great. That is great, and perfectly fine, and okay,” Echo said with a false calm. “I will do my job, and it will all be okay.” She glanced back at Cat. “Are you feeling less drunk than earlier, ma...

Echo went pale. This girl was clearly dangerous, if she was running away from and breaking the bones of hardened gang members. How was she going to be able to handle her alone? She looked at Cateri...

“I... suppose he has,” Echo replied, a blush drifting across her cheeks. Was she really a last resort, a desperate attempt to find order? She wanted to believe that she had more value to the gang t...

“Yes. Yes, I’ll be okay,” Echo said haltingly. “I can handle her.” She looked back at Caterina. “So... may I ask by what happened? Why Alex is having me watch over you? If I am not supposed to know...

Echo squinted at Cat after her mumbled comment, but decided to ignore it. She was here to serve Alex and do his bidding, not get into fights with a—regrettably attractive—drunk girl she was here to...

Echo nodded at Alex, then turned back to Caterina as he left the room. “I’m here to make sure you don’t run away or get yourself into any trouble, ma’am,” she stated as calmly as she could. “Is the...

Echo tilted her head in curiosity at his statement, but didn’t think much of it until they entered the garage. Her eyes immediately locked on the girl, who looked as if she’d been attacked, but who...

Trying to conceal her excitement, Echo simply nodded her head and followed the pair to wherever he was leading her. This was her chance to prove her worth to the gang and Alex, and she was not goin...