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thinking through-

His face falls, then, into a dark expression. “Leave the horse,” he says, grabbing Fay by the arm. She drops the reins in shock, her face going pale.

“Wait, what happened?” she asks, confused as he pulls her out of

the stall. “I can’t leave Heathcliff like this – ”

“The grooms will handle it,” Kent growls, pulling her towards the front of the stables, snapping at a groom as they pass and pointing back towards Heathcliff’s stall. The groom instantly understands, heading towards the back.

“Kent!” Fay says, still shocked. “What’s happening?!”

But he doesn’t answer as he hauls her to the car, dropping her arm and climbing into the driver’s seat, slamming the door behind him.

Kent doesn’t say a word to me the entire ride home.

I

I twist my hands in my lap, looking over at him a few times, noting that his face is growing increasingly angry with every passing mile. I shrink back in my seat, wondering what the hell I said – what I could have done wrong –

I trace his anger back – when had it started? I guess when I mentioned my cousins, the conversation about Fiona –

But that’s just a coincidence – it has to be – there’s absolutely no

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way that Kent wouldn’t have thoroughly background checked

every person he lets into his life-

If he didn’t know….

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whole way home, but I’m too scared to say anything. What would it do, anyway?

the guards

climb out of

in his wake on the way to his office, people standing in the hallway staring after him with worried expressions. As I walk slowly into

looking concerned, but before I can answer Kent comes out of his office again, fury

two,” he demands.

out a hand to offer to help –

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said upstairs!” Kent yells, and Daniel and I both jump. I scurry to where Daniel is standing on the stairs, grabbing his arm and pulling him

on?” Daniel whispers to me as he

whisper back, pulling him towards my room. He

in with me and I shut the door behind us. But even

block out Kent’s

down here! Now!”

me for a while.

surviving on bottled water and some gummy bears

his night class. He apologizes as he goes, looking back at sorrowfully as he leaves. I think he knows

for a little bit, my eyes on the door to see if Fiona will come. Hardly a night passes when she doesn’t stop

there’s no sign of

growl so hard I can’t stand it. I haven’t eaten anything real since

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starving.

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peek out my door. The whole house is

I step out

around. Still, no

creep down the stairs, walking as softly as