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"See you then" Click

"Who was that?" Kat asked

"Do you remember the SUV that followed us that day with Reeve?"

"The one you threw knives at? Nope I’ve totally forgotten"

Har-har "The old guy He gave me his card I called him He called "

Paling, Kat tightened her hands on the steering wheel "Ali, you don’t know this ht have them"

"Answers aboutthe dark side?"

"Yes," I replied softly

She reached over and pattedto overco You’ve lost so ot to keep frohope

She parked in front of--

Colluctor Park, I realized It was a Tuesday, close to dinnertime and as cold as ice No one walked the manicured lawn The trees were barren, but there were benches, a swing set and monuments There was also a creepy mausoleum

"How is this punish to song tone

We stepped into the harsh winter winds, and I shivered So the side of the cobbled path leading fro lot to the park

Another holiday fast approaching I’d do better with this one, I vowed, and make sure Nana had a fabulous time Of course, I would need to buy her a present And one for Kat And maybe Cole

No, not Cole

Kat linked our ar? Your face got all pinchy"

"Is pinchy even a word?"

"If it’s not, it should be And don’t think I don’t know you avoided my question I know you’re nervous about what I have planned, and you totally should be Behold" Over the hill, she pointed to--

A moan slipped from me Reeve sat on a bench, Ethan beside her The tere talking and laughing, happy to be together

"You have to face her sometime," Kat said sternly

"She has no interest in a reunion," I whispered

"Only because her dad told her you hated living with them and had demanded your own space"

He’d what?

Well, that altered things, didn’t it? I marched forward, deter "Everyone does Just ask her yourself," she added with an affectionate chuckle

Ethan glanced up, saw , "Hey, Reeve"

She twisted to look up at me and flinched "Ali," she said with a reluctant nod Then, as Kat moved up beside ed "I’s That doesn’t mean I do them"

Ethan stood I was five-ten, and he was a few inches taller than me His hair was disheveled from the breeze, and his features now closed off

He held out his hand to shake "I’rip eak, as if he was afraid he’d break me if he squeezed too hard "You, too I’m Ali"

He turned to Kat, shook her hand, as well "Reeve’s told uys," he said as he sat back down

Kat clai Reeve would throw a fit if I encroached "Look, I’ this in front of a guy I didn’t know, but I wasn’t sure when I’d have another opportunity "And I didn’twith you"

Dark fire snapped to life in her eyes "Are you callingyou from the truth"

"And just what, exactly, is the truth?"

Ethan’s attention zinged between us

I res I still couldn’t share

"Of course More secrets," she muttered, the fire in her dark eyes replaced by hurt She looked at Ethan "Do you see? This is what I have to deal with every day" She gathered her purse and stood "Let’s go, Ethan"