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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.

smirking “Chill, she’s not gonna freak out

rolled her eyes, annoyed.

ir

didn’t tell her much. No reaction? Yeah,

head. No way Mom didn’t

up. “Let’s

It’s freezing out there. I’m not

She counted them off on her

raised an eyebrow. “You sure you’re not coming?”

sighed. Ive got a lot going on.”

Long Harbor, her studio schedule

Fiorenza coming up, she

to wrap things up at the

and,” she added, “you said you’d talk to Skyriver Travel’s CEO. Did you?”

make sure the crew who’d been with her for two years had some

close. “What, heading back

No way. There’s a whole team–I’m passing

people. She wasn’t

in two years–not even the front

hair, nodding.

him, alright? Just tell him I’m

keeping it simple. “Yeah,

her, a little grin sneaking onto his

Hart family totally missed this

see it plain as

for the Hart

took a call and

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promised he’d be stuck to

as Stephanie dug into her plate, she found out Luca had already left.

news with a tired sigh, his shoulders sagging like

with her fork, frowning “She just got off

her off. Her fork laang

wiped

voice was flat, like all the energy had been

a win? You know how it goes–piss off Seb, and no one’s bailing you out.”

him to stick up

if

went and pissed off

saying it, his forehead creasing like it hurt to think about.

blinked, totally lost.

about a dead–end move, she groaned

fork down. “What’d she do to tick off my sister?”

out a long breath. “Took Sofia’s

eyes popped wide. She froze, her

cash and bolting? That took some

as bad as crossing Sebastian, but Sofia

just done with Fiorenza or

shook her head, mentally

to mess with? -She must’ve forgotten how that always

two clashed like oil and

Luca never came out on top.

waved it off.

she’d lost her mind

piece of food. “Why’s she got to

dragged Nolia’s crew to Long Harbor, like she wanted to dance through

this twist? Insane.

a total circus–Stephanie could see it coming.

light? Wait–you still call

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hand froze

always switched gears that fast. She

now, compared to the

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