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"I don’t know, man" Pika shakes his head

I know he has seen the fear that coht up

My jaw clenches and I growl, "Letup his hands, hearing the warning inback into the rooo out to the car, and this tiets behind the wheel and Pika hops in the back seat When we arrive at the law fir I let the care of my family since before I was born, but I trust anyone only soback home?" Rich asks

I look at hias before I leave"

"You’ve got your condo," he says, confused

"I can’t control the building I need to find soent I’ll get you the info"

"Thanks," Iback out to the car

I now have a few days to get things done before heading back to Hawaii and explaining to Myla ill be staying in Vegas for a while I know she feels safe at ho her out of that environment, but I need to be here, and I won’t be here without her

Over the next two days, I look at over two dozen houses, and I ao home to my hen I finally find a house I know Myla will love It’s a two-story adobe-style home on twenty acres The house is much smaller than our house in Hawaii, but its open floor plan and updates are perfect for e need, and I know h for us to live there coas

I walk into the house and go to the kitchen, wanting to grab a bottle of water before heading to find Myla She doesn’t know I’m home yet We spoke earlier in the afternoon, and I told her I would see her toot on the plane to coh withdrawals fro a bottle of water when so catches my attention out of the corner of ht on My eyes take in a cake that looks like it could grace the cover of a cookbook I walk towards it and take in all the detailing The white frosting looks smooth yet creamy Three layers sit tiered one on top of the other, each layer displaying a single flower so perfect that, if you were not looking closely, you would believe they were real

"You didn’t tell me it was your birthday Uncle Frank mentioned it, and I couldn’t believe that I didn’t know"

I look froht sleep pants and a tank top Her shoulder is resting against the doorjaher, and the mass of hair she nor her face

"I never celebrate it," I tell her, and I honestly didn’t even remember it’s my birthday until this moment

"That’s what they said, but I wanted to s