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“It wasn’t her,” said Ethan, speaking as calmly as he could. The last thing he wanted was for Gracie to do something she could not take back. He stepped forward, closing the distance. If he walked a little closer, he could grab her.

“Don’t come any closer!” shouted Gracie, her voice brittle. “One more step, and I swear I’ll jump!”

Backing away, she moved closer to the ledge until there was nothing left to stand on.

The movement sent her arms swinging, searching for balance. Her face turned pale with fear.

Luckily, she managed to regain her footing. Even so, the fear left her shaky.

“Step back and keep her talking,” suggested the officer, his words quiet but firm. The officer could tell Gracie trusted Ethan. He hoped Ethan might say the right thing to save her.

Despite all that was happening, Ethan refused to say anything bad about Brenna.

Brenna right now, okay? Step away from the edge, and I’ll put her on

she pretended to jump and then backed out, Ethan would never

call her,” said Gracie, her anxiety coming through

place, but from this height, there was no guarantee she would survive

of bluffing. He would think she was simply putting

If she wanted to make Ethan give


𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨.𝙘𝙤𝙢

She

made kept Ethan and the officer tense, both watching for

quickly dialed

went through, he skipped any greeting. “Brenna, did you

small talk now.

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