The Awkward Squad
Sophie Hénaff
"Your new post takes effect in September. You’ll be heading up a new squad."
"Your new post takes effect in September. You’ll be heading up a new squad."
"Noah waited alone in the bull pen, a secured detention area of room-like cells on the bottom floor of the courthouse."
"It’s the waiting. That’s what’s getting to me, way more than I thought it would."
"'You won’t let any of the bad people hurt Aunt Alex, will you?' she asked, her features and tone suddenly turning anxious."
"Clotilde slowly slipped the headphones from her ears. Irritated."
"It’s not often you see a man with a diamond in his beard. But when a prince runs out of space on his ears, fingers, and clothes, I guess the whiskers on his chin are as good a place as any."




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