"So, Gwyn, what brings you to Greenvale?" Marcus asked, genuinely puzzled.

He'd expected Gwyneth to stay put in Starfall City.

Since it was rare for old friends to meet up, Marcus invited her out to a café. Leonie, determined to keep an eye on her uncle's friends and with her usual stubbornness, insisted on coming along.

Naturally, Hans tagged along too.

Marcus didn't mind.

"I'm getting married," Gwyneth announced.

Marcus set his cup down on its saucer with a sharp clink.

"No wonder," he said. "Word's all over Greenvale. Mr. Everhart's got the papers signed and the wedding's set for the end of the year."

Gwyneth had thought only the family knew-but apparently Hawthorne had managed to make it Greenvale's hottest gossip.

She just nodded. There was no need to elaborate. What she really wanted was news of Max.

"He's not quite the same as he used to be," Gwyneth ventured, choosing her words carefully.

a bad accident-was street racing with a rough crowd back then. He was still a kid. I tried to get him away from all that,

the day he saw Max lying in a pool of his

to that grim moment, a chill creeping through her

managed,

mom and dad moved far away, that they didn't really care for him. He never missed them, never mourned-just carried

a little anger than the agony of loss and guilt. Some memories were too cruel

couldn't quite describe how she felt-just an aching

into each other?" Marcus

aunt rear-ended your nephew's car," Leonie piped up, unable to hold back any longer after

a thing for my aunt. You'd better tell him to keep his

that Connor's feelings for

married-Max won't do anything," Marcus said bluntly. He knew Leonie was Hawthorne's

even remember me," Gwyneth said quietly. "He always

letting old misunderstandings rob her of the only

smile. "Don't worry. He's not the same boy anymore. These days, he's a real ladies' man. New girlfriend every three

Uncle, keep this up and I'll post your number online for blind dates," Connor shot back as he slid into the seat next to Marcus, right across

knew about Gwyneth and Hawthorne. At first, he'd refused to accept it, but now he'd come to terms. He didn't remember much, but even if he and Gwyneth couldn't

She could never see him as more than a brother-just like

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