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She spun around, and I rushed behind her, hoping that she was going to have more tact when she asked Alexander to leave our group.

But it turned out that I had been worried for nothing. When we got back into the house, Alexander was shaking Kelly’s grandma’s hand and thanking her for the hospitality.

“I must get back to my friends,” he told the room. “Thank you for letting me come along.”

I crossed my arms and eyed him suspiciously. This seemed almost too

easy.

Alexander came over to me, and when he grabbed one of my hands in his warm grip, my heart skipped a beat.

Slowly, he leaned down and whispered in my ear.

“Remember your promise to be careful,” he murmured. “I don’t know what I’d do if anything happened to you.”

When he pulled away, I flushed from his words and the fact that everyone was staring at us.

My cheeks were still burning even after Alexander walked out of the house.

Once he was gone, Ava turned to Aiden and Richard, who had been gone a suspiciously long time in the bathroom. In the back of my mind, I wondered if he had searched this house like he had done to Kelly’s apartment

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After Ava explained the plan, we set off after thanking Kelly’s grandma.


village quickly since

the first location with Ava giving him directions

had Alexander said to you before he left?” she

blush spread across my cheeks, and I squirmed in my seat, unsure

sure he told her he loved her

teased.

at my hands in my lap. She wasn’t

her eyes widened. “I didn’t know it had been a

beautiful, with a quiet pond with lilies and flowers and a charming log

the same in

was somber as Richard drove to the third location. There was a silent understanding between the group that this was our last chance. As we drove, the sky turned black, and thunder shook the car. Soon, we were caught in a torrential

we search the area in all of this?” Kelly

en


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wanted

the car down until

rain

pair of headlights drove past us and were illuminated by

the sleek red Corvette for a moment,

had tried to

with wide eyes. “Is that…” She trailed off like she was afraid to

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