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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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to me as he storms into the house, past one of the guards that came to the door to greet us and report. The guard – Jerome, I see

shrug and shake my head as I climb out of the door, letting

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 the house, I see Daniel come down the stairs. He

looking concerned, but before I can answer Kent comes out

two,” he

says, taking another step down, putting out a hand to

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to where Daniel

what’s going on?” Daniel whispers to me

I whisper back, pulling him towards my

and I shut the door

block out Kent’s next

down

stays in my room with me for a while. He won’t

as I do, but we’re both scared to leave. We watch old movies, surviving on bottled

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

wait for a little bit, my eyes on the door to see if Fiona will come. Hardly a night passes when

sign of her.

of hours pass with no word from anyone and my stomach starts to growl so hard I can’t stand it. I haven’t eaten

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peek out my door. The whole house is silent, no

I step out into the

Still, no one.

walking as softly as I can,