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“Just Blake being Blake,” I said with a shrug. “Talking nonsense.”

I took Snow from her and sat down, running my fingers through his soft fur. “He helped with that kidnapping report, so I gave him five minutes. That’s all.”

Astrid flopped onto the other couch with a dramatic sigh. “God, that man.”

“When you were married, you couldn’t find him with a search party. Now you’re divorced, and he’s everywhere like a rash.

She twisted to look at me. “Maybe he realized what he lost? That’s why he’s always making up reasons to see you?”

I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, right.”

“He was literally just downstairs telling me how I’ve got his precious Laurel all wrong. Who talks about one woman while chasing another?”

Astrid made a gagging noise. “I still don’t get what he sees in her!”

“Not my problem anymore.”

“Okay, but what did you see in him?” She rolled onto her side. “You never told me how you fell for Blake Parker.”

“Did you really meet him at that nursing home while taking care of William?”

I set Snow down and got up to open cat food. “Sure, let’s go with that. Love at first sight.”

Five years ago on that beach when I pulled Blake from the water…

away. I

he’d made back then. How he’d told me when his eyes healed, I’d be the first person he’d see. How we’d be

without a

my chest ache. I didn’t want Astrid

Astrid narrowed

swung her legs up onto the sofa back, getting comfortable. “Well, forget it. What’s

attack his food. “Work first. I’ve already skipped

“And after?”

thinking about my promise to convince William about Laurel. “I’m heading to

“If it’s just William, fine. But if Blake’s mom and sister show

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myself now,” I said with a half–smile. “Not

hate me, but they won’t try anything

the next day, I grabbed

there. If you see Thalia or

to each message,

Astrid was

Parker mansion, I spotted Rebecca and Thalia sitting across from William,

tears.