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Zoey leaned into hiaze to me "I justI don’t really want that money Her money It feels tainted I mean, look what it turned her into"

I lifted a censorious finger "First of all, she turned herself into a wicked bitch Money had nothing to do with the evil in that girl And secondly" I shrugged "You don’t have to take any money you don’t want to Don’t ever let rich people try to control you with cash But"

When her eyes sharpened as if she really wanted to hear my but, I smiled and paused Then Iuseful for it Charitiesor nawed on her lip thoughtfully "I guess you’re right"

Quinn began to rock her back and forth with his arht around her "I’m with Caroline You could do whatever you ith it And you’re too good inside to let any kind ofas it never gets back to Cora, I’ht, Zoey nodded "You guys are right Maybe I will take it"

Quinn kissed her hair, and I squeezed her hand "Da every muscle inwith nerves when I saw his naood," he answered "But where are you? Our room’s empty"

"I’ot back, and holy shit I have a feeling you’re going to love the news about Cora"

"Oh, yeah? What about her? Please tellhow the hell he’d guessed that I was filling him in about how she’d cracked when the door to the room caot what she deserved," he announced as he strode tothat hot suit, so I grabbed his tie and held on to it as his tongue spiked possessively into my mouth

"Does this mean your intervieell?" I asked when I breathlessly pulled away for air

He closed his eyes and buried his face ina little reluctant to adh me I kneful of me to have a small part that secretly hoped he had crashed and burned so he couldn’t leaveto hurt like hell e had to part

"I’m so happy for you" I kissed his chest, and his lashes flickered open

His gaze was unreadable for a lanced around the rooe before heading down to the beach, but Oren was antsy to get his party on, as he called it I wanted aup after her trip today, so as the guys left ahead of us, us girls found soe into

"So, really?" I asked as Zoey tied a beach wrap into place around her one-piece bathing suit "How’re you doing?"

She sighed "Really? I have no idea" Then she looked at hed "I’lad she got as co that, and--"

I caught her hand to calet it"

She nodded "I think Quinn’s okay too He looked really surprised when MrI mean, my dad told us about her, butI think he’s okay"

"I’reed "I mean, Cora screwed hirinned at her "But I think it’s adorable hoorried about each other you two are" With a pat on her ar to coreed, and I took her hand to lead her froht Oren had looked in his suit as we strolled down the cobble steps toward the opening at the beach, and she rolled her eyes before telling uys"

I looked up to find both Quinn and Oren just ahead of us on the path They’d changed into T-shirts and board shorts and were being waylaid by three women who’d stopped in front of them