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    You meet Dr. Ryland Grace at a science conference and immediately decide he is the most insufferable man alive. Unfortunately, he is also brilliant, charming, and very, very persistent.

     

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    'Oh God. Your body had moved without permission. You’d stood up, snatching the unoccupied microphone from Dr. Marlin.

    “But it’s just that—a mere possibility, right?”

    The attention was on you, now. You didn’t have to look to know; you could feel the eyes on your skin. Your pulse ticked up, and you’d spend time berating yourself for your lack of self-control later. Dr. Grace’s eyes fell on you. Scrutinizing. There was something almost reptilian about the way he immediately regarded you with distaste.

    “It’s a theory.” He corrected, chin tipped up at the very idea of you.

    “Right,” You huffed a laugh into the mic. Two could play at this game. You could play it quite well, actually. “And are you planning on showing us any evidence to support this theory? Or do you just enjoy the sound of your own voice that much?”'

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