Tessa had no good retort for that. Her face turned red with anger, and she frowned, ready to rebuke, but Laurel quickly stopped her, “Calm down, guys. Let’s talk this through. We don’t have to fight. It’s pointless. And we’re all safe and sound, and that’s a cause for celebration.”

Everyone fell silent, and Tessa stood up. “I’m full. You guys go ahead.” Then she went upstairs.

Tabitha and Nora said nothing, while Laurel looked at me and shifted the topic, “Are you going straight to A City after you go back, Scarlett?”

I nodded. “Yeah. I want to see my daughter.”

“You have a daughter?” She was surprised. “But you look so young. How old is your daughter now?”

“Five. Almost six, actually.”

They looked at one another, and Nora threw me a look of curiosity. “So you’re married? Does Armond know about it?”

That question was weird, but I nodded. “He does.”

knows you’re a married woman, but he’s still that nice to you? Is he sick

know hotties like him love young

went in a weird direction, and I laughed. “Don’t think too much about it. He’s helping me out

flummoxed. “Is the thing he’s looking for worth the lives of

grandma gave me before she passed on. It’s a puzzle box. I have one, but the other one was auctioned off. He’s looking for this box, but I don’t know why.”

and sold off the box he had? If he

like him like to waste their time on stuff we think are unnecessary.” She then looked at me. “Thank you, though. I’ll

that’s going to change after what happened. You have to come if it’s proceeding

an idea. Do you

at her. “Don’t tell me you want us to

I’d open a company with you guys if I managed to get out alive, and I did get out in one piece. We’re going to work together for

from one

friendship to go on.

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