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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.

cheek, smirking “Chill, she’s not gonna

rolled her eyes, annoyed.

ir

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

head. No way Mom

up. “Let’s

“Go where? It’s freezing out there. I’m not

too. She counted them off on

eyebrow. “You sure you’re

sighed. Ive got a lot going

showed up in Long Harbor, her studio schedule had been

she

wrap things up

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

leaving soon, but she still wanted to make sure the

back to

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

couldn’t just ditch people. She wasn’t

two years–not even

up her hair, nodding. “Got it

tell him I’m stepping back, but my designers are solid–they

it

little grin sneaking onto his face despite

wondered how the Hart family totally missed this about her–this big, loyal heart–and still screw themselves

could see it plain as day: Stephanie wasn’t leaving

the Hart crew

going out, Sebastian took a call and headed for the

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be stuck to her side starting today

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

news with a tired sigh, his shoulders

her fork, frowning “She just got off the plane and

Her fork laang there, like she couldn’t believe

nodded, wiped

was flat, like all the energy had been drained

raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t that a win? You know how

but getting him to stick up for someone?

if she begged–he wouldn’t budge.

well, she went and pissed off your

winced just saying it, his forehead creasing like it hurt

blinked, totally

about a dead–end move, she groaned

“What’d she do

breath. “Took

She froze,

Sofia’s cash and bolting?

Sebastian, but Sofia wasn’t exactly a

Luca just done with Fiorenza

her head, mentally wishing Laica

with? -She must’ve forgotten how that

two clashed like oil and water

Luca never came

off.

lost her

got to mess with either my sister or my brother?”

crew to Long Harbor, like she wanted to

twist?

a

light? Wait–you still call

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hand froze

always switched gears that fast. She gave him

didn’t matter now, compared to

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