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"I really am sorry" His voice deepened, and I heard the es ready, for this war" He hesitated before adding, "For your sister"

My sister My mouth fell open Why hadn’t I considered that before? "I saw her"

"What?"

"Outside the club last night She was there She saw"I think she felt bad She was across the street, part of the croatching everything"

"What?" He sat up, staring down at me now "She was there?"

I nodded, and fuck--that hurt "Yeah Carter, she looks just like ht it was me for a second I was confused, but now--it was her I know it" I thought for a nized when I went in Maybe? It’s not that long of a trip from home One hour on plane Maybe…" But that felt odd She was crying I couldn’t get that out of et her out of ray The walls at Noah’s place were tan I kept looking around A closet A fireplace across from our bed with a television mounted on the wall and a desk built in There was a door that I assumed led to a bathroom or a closet, or both I didn’t know, but I turned back to Carter "Where are we?"

"My place"

"Your place?" The one he’d kept a secret

He nodded, hesitating for a ht you here to be safer"

"I wasn’t aware you had a place," I lied

He grinned "Yeah, you were I’ before Iit Better security measures"

"Better security measures?"

He nodded

Someone knocked on the door "You have a phone call, Mr Reed"

"I have to go"

I rolledto have passionate rew somber "Are you okay?"