**CHAPTER 31**
**NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS A REASON**
**BETTY’S POV**
I went back to the library the next afternoon without telling Lisa.
She had already caught the male scent on me once. She hadn’t asked questions, but I didn’t want to give her another reason to start watching me. The Red Luna preparations had her busy enough that she barely looked up when I slipped out.
The guards still followed. I had stopped trying to lose them. Pretending they weren’t there was easier.
Jason was near the window when I walked in, head tipped back against the chair, a book open on his lap. Asleep.
I pulled out the chair opposite him. The legs scraped loudly against the floor.
His eyes opened.
“You’re late,” he said, voice rough with sleep.
“I’m not.”
“You are.”
“You were sleeping.”
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