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"It's nothing!" Lena said, shoving her phone away.

Which, of course, meant it was definitely something. But if she wasn't ready to talk, I wasn't going to push. Probably something to do with Nate.

That lingering connection-the one where things are over but not really over-was something I understood too well.

Like me and Jace. Even after all this time and starting over, there were still threads that tied us together. It wasn't love anymore, but the history, the complications... those don't just disappear.

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Lindey found out I was pregnant, she

be a mom!" she gushed, her

the room.

hospital's no place to stay. You're not eating right here. Come home and let me take care of

she still saw me as the daughter she'd raised, even though this child had nothing to do with the Johnston family. Yes, they were involved in my parents' deaths-I'll never forget that. But I also can't deny the care they gave me during the

disaster waiting to happen. But honestly, the past had left scars I couldn't ignore. There was a wall between me and

expression. The gray at her temples

but managed to pull together a smile. "You're right. Okay, then I'll bring

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me. She didn't say it, but her gaze begged me not to push her away completely.

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