“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…

pushed the memory away. I didn’t want to

he’d made back then. How he’d told me when his eyes

he disappeared without a goodbye.

my chest ache. I didn’t want Astrid carrying

Astrid

her legs up onto the sofa back, getting comfortable. “Well, forget it. What’s your plan tomorrow?

his food. “Work first. I’ve

“And after?”

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

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

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

might hate me, but they

day, I grabbed a taxi straight to

texted me the whole way there. If you see Thalia or Rebecca, just leave. Don’t argue. Stay calm. Text me

typed back short replies to each message, trying not to roll

out Astrid

Parker mansion, I spotted Rebecca and Thalia sitting across from

tears.

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