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Stephanie glared at Sebastian, her voice sharp and rushed. “Was that Mom on the phone? You told her everything, didn’t

she wasn’t even sure if he’d let slip the stuff she was terrified about. Her head was all over the place, spinning like crazy.

Her voice shook a little. “What’d you say exactly?”

Please, don’t let it be that she thought to herself

Right then, her heart was stuck in her throat, thumping hard.

Sebastian tweaked her nose with a grin, turning to grab her clothes like he was about to dress her

“What do you think I said?” he teased, keeping it light and chill.

“What do you think? This whole thing between us now! Stephanie snapped.

Sebastian shot her a look, a little smirk pulling at his mouth. She pushed, “How’d you say it?”

She slapped her hands over her face, dread creeping up her spine.

How did he even start? She couldn’t wrap her head around it.

up

himself.

Sebastian just shrugged, totally relaxed. “I just said it straight. Come on, get dressed–I’m taking you out for food.”

Then he started tugging off her pajamas, smooth and unbothered.

Stephanie’s brain froze. She stood there, stuck..

Just said it straight… She repeated it in her head, totally lost.

“So whard Mom say?” she blurted, snapping out of it.

He just said it–but how? She had no idea what he’d actually told her.

Still, she was dying to know their mon’s reaction. Her eyes locked on him, intense.

Sebastian shrugged again. Like I said, I told her, and that’s all

He stayed super calm, still messing with her clothes.

Stephanie’s head was filled with questions.

“Did Mom just go ‘oh, okay‘ too? What did that even mean? She was about to flip out.

Her voice jumped. “So what’s her deal? What’d she think?”

This whole thing had been eating at her since two nights ago. She’d been stressing nonstop about how to tell Mom herself.

Mid–thought, Sebastian finished dressing her, fast and smooth.

He’d snuck in a couple playful touches, but Stephanie was too freaked out to notice.

A quick flash of victory crossed his face, though, his lips twitching up.

She shook it off. “Well Say something!”

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Knowing he’d already called their mom made her brain go blank

Her stomach twisted, and her brows scrunched up tight.

“Chill, she’s

She rolled her

ir

didn’t tell her much. No reaction? Yeah, right–that wasn’t her mom, no way.

her head. No way Mom didn’t have

up. “Let’s

out there. I’m not feeling it–plus, Ella’s coming

and Jennifer too. She counted

raised an eyebrow. “You sure

got a lot

in Long Harbor, her

coming up, she had to get

things up at the studio–no loose ends.

added, “you said you’d talk to Skyriver Travel’s CEO. Did

soon, but she still wanted to make sure the crew who’d been with her for two years

leaned in close. “What, heading back

look. “Close it? No way. There’s a whole team–I’m passing

just ditch people. She wasn’t gonna leave

two

messed up her hair, nodding.

make sure you talk to him, alright? Just tell him I’m stepping back, but my designers are solid–they won’t

keeping it simple. “Yeah,

sneaking onto

this about

plain

for the Hart crew

wasn’t caving on going out, Sebastian took a call and headed for

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promised he’d be stuck to her side starting

into her plate,

sigh,

grabbed a rib with her fork, frowning “She

laang there, like

nodded, wiped

energy had been drained out of him.

eyebrow. “Isn’t that a win? You know how it goes–piss off Seb,

sometimes, but getting him to

if she begged–he wouldn’t budge.

his temples. “Yeah, well, she went and pissed off your

his forehead creasing like it

totally

about a dead–end move, she

she do to tick off

breath. “Took Sofia’s money and

popped wide. She froze, her brain

bolting? That took some

but Sofia wasn’t exactly

“Is Luca just done

mentally

-She must’ve forgotten how that always turned

two clashed like oil and water every ti

never came

it off. “Don’t

lost her mind this time–too far gone.

a piece of food. “Why’s she got to

to Long Harbor, like

twist? Insane.

about to turn into a

one to light? Wait–you still call

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hand froze mid–bite.

always switched gears that fast. She gave him a

matter now, compared to

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