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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

twitched. She rolled her eyes,

ir

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

her head. No way Mom didn’t have something to say.

up. “Let’s

I’m not feeling it–plus, Ella’s

dropping by, and Jennifer too. She counted

an eyebrow. “You sure you’re not

sighed. Ive got a lot

Harbor, her studio schedule

coming up, she had to get moving.

up at the

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

to make sure the crew who’d been with

back

him a look. “Close it? No way.

She wasn’t gonna leave them hanging

anyone in two years–not even the front desk had changed.

up her hair, nodding. “Got

sure you talk to him, alright? Just tell

nodded, keeping it

sneaking onto his face despite himself.

missed this about her–this big, loyal heart–and still screw themselves

see it plain as day: Stephanie wasn’t leaving even a

for the Hart crew

Stephanie wasn’t caving on going out, Sebastian took a call

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he’d be stuck to

dug into her plate, she

sigh, his shoulders sagging like

her fork, frowning “She just got

her off. Her fork laang there,

nodded, wiped

voice was flat, like all the energy had

win? You know how it goes–piss off Seb, and no one’s bailing

sometimes, but getting him to stick up for someone? Fat

even if

“Yeah, well, she went and pissed off your scary sister too.”

forehead creasing

blinked, totally lost.

move, she groaned inside.

down. “What’d she

long breath. “Took Sofia’s

froze,

bolting? That

wasn’t as bad as crossing Sebastian, but

water. “Is Luca just done with Fiorenza

her head, mentally wishing Laica

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

two clashed like oil

came

it off. “Don’t even

like she’d lost her

she got to mess with

Harbor, like

twist? Insane.

turn into a total

light? Wait–you still call Sebastian brother? Man t

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froze mid–bite.

switched gears that fast. She

matter now, compared to the fire Luca had

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