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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.


navigated through the busy village quickly since we knew where

giving him directions

you before he

I squirmed in my

he loved her and

teased.

in my lap.

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

beautiful, with a quiet pond

was the same in the second

chance. As we drove, the sky turned black, and thunder shook the car. Soon, we were caught in a torrential downpour. It was hard to see five feet in front

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question was met with silence. Nobody wanted to say the answer out loud: We

slowed the car down until

minutes, but the rain didn’t

past us and were illuminated by

got a good look at the sleek red

had tried

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

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