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David Christopher interrupted with soft tough. Why are you to fecerned about my

staffified it rather inulting

sign, patience wearing thigh. I'm hanging up

Since our Angela finds this conversation boring/ Christopher's võla shifted, taking

on a dangercome odas, discties something more interesting, shall we?"

My finger/paused over the end call button. "What do you mean?"

I thought you found the topic dull," he replied. "Let me offer you sething more engagin

perhaps we should

"Just say what you want."

"Something you'd find interesting," Christopher continued. "For instance... returning to me."

I scoffed. "That's never going to happen."

"If I'm not mistaken," Christopher said, ignoring my response, 'you must be quite

worried right now. Unable to reach him, perhaps?"

cold. It had been hours

My voice sharpened.

Christopher's voice dripped with bitterness. "I would willingly die for you and still, you

"Don't be like this."

want to know what's happened to him," Christopher said

on the phone. "Where is

our old place. I'll

told me what you've done to him. Where

until I see you. And don't bother trying to

The line went dead.

back-no answer. I

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room, mind racing through possibilities, each

team member confirmed what I feared: "The call came from an old public phone booth, Mrs.

had to find Sean, and I had

a blur. I pushed food around my plate while Victoria discussed the children's education, their future zt prestigious schools, family

Tonight... or tomorrow at the latest, I need to

my

nodded, the lie coming easily to protect her from worry. "A client

observed, maternal concern evident in her expression. "Are you certain

course," I forced a smile. "It's

reached across the table, squeezing my hand. "The

me. Don't

washed through me, followed immediately by guilt. She had no

Aria and Ethan into bed, fighting the lump in my throat as Aria wrapped her small arms

neck.

she asked, her innocent eyes making my

stroked her hair. "Mommy has to

are you going?"

trip," I assured

come back quickly?" Aria's lip

forehead. "But you both need to be good for Grandma while I'm gone,

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