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And they didn’t.

Mckenzie’s throat tightened. She set the brush down carefully, then reached out and smudged the blue dot on Raven’s cheek with her thumb. “Show me.” TadpolexStudio 24 11 12 Mckenzie Mae And Raven ...

Raven leaned against the far wall, arms crossed, silver rings glinting on every finger. Her black hair fell in a sharp curtain over one eye. “I don’t brood. I calculate .” And they didn’t

“Twelve hours,” she said. “Let’s give them a show they won’t forget.” “Show me

Raven crossed the studio, pulled the cloth off the canvas. It wasn’t a portrait. It was a storm—swirls of violet and gray, a single figure standing in the rain, hands outstretched, catching lightning. The face was blurred, but the stance was unmistakably Mckenzie: fearless, open, waiting to be burned.

Mckenzie laughed, low and warm. “You’ve been staring at that blank canvas for an hour. That’s not calculating. That’s terrified.”

Mckenzie stared for a long time. Then she said, “You see me like that?”