Jasminlookedfused."Thepersonwhokilledthebadguysshouldbeagoodpersht?Whywouldtheybepunished?"

        Junexhaledslowly.Toachild,moralitywassimple:badpeopledie,goodpeoplelive.

        "Takingalifeiswrong,"hesaidquietly."Nomatterwhoitis."

        "Whatdidthebadmendo?"

        Juated.Hecouldn''''tsharethedetailsofthecasewithJasmin.Butwhocouldsayifthereweren''''totherpredatorsoutthere,watggirlslikethem?Itwasgoodtoremiobecautious.

        "Theydidsomebadthingstoyounggirls."hesaidatst."Soyouobecarefultoo.Don''''tletstrangersenearyou,don''''tgoclosetocarsifsomeoneasksfordires,don''''ttakeridesfrers,don''''t—"

        Ashespoke,afliovementcaughthiseye—Madeline.

        Hehadn''''tloweredhisvoicewhiletalkingtoJasmin.Andthemomentsheheardthatfirstsentence,herwholebodywentrigid.Listeningtotherest,shedrewinashakybreathandedgedbackastep.Theersofhermouthtwitched—halfasmile,halfasob.TheedherfacetoJun,horroretchedinhereyes.

        Junfrowned,mindstillggingbehindwhathewasseeing,whenJasminpipedup:

        "Ihopeyouneverfindthegoodpersonwhokilledthebadones."

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