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If he worked it right, he could spent the night with any number of them, and he wouldn\u2019t have to be alone unless he wanted.<br \/>\nWouldn\u2019t have to be alone, with just the voices in his head, the memory of a phone call, the memory of a smile, the memory of the girl he might have been able to save.<br \/>\nIf only he\u2019d done something.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the SECRETS &#038; SHADOWS series&#8230; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least it feels that way. 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