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She murmured, "It ain’t one She’s dead"

"Your mother ain’t the only one in this secret There are others involved, even though they don’t know it or not It’s et it froh of your fa more from anyone with the name of O’Hara" Mrs Bendsfield harru step toward the door

"Wait"

She looked back, right in the doorway "I knoho your daddy is, and he comes around every now and then He checks in on you three He was at your little sister’s funeral"

Thedoor, white and rickety, shut behind her

"He checks in on you three"

Mrs Bendsfield was outside, GoldenEye was eating grain out of her hand Their eyes caught and held, and Dani knew she’d never come back Whatever secrets were still there would remain there She’d find out from someone else

She just had to find out who she would find Jonah there

Trenton spotted her first as he popped up froainst the backdrop of his black wet suit "Hey, Dani, you come to help us dive?"

"Maybe," she e with her toes dipped into the water She rolled up the ends of her pant legs and waited as Trenton dove back down, and a second later, Jonah popped up in his stead

"Hey" Jonah grinned as he hoisted hi here?" He rime from the mussels He dunked them in the river to further clean them

"Jake stopped by yesterday" He knew about Boone, but they hadn’t talked about her other visitors

Jonah paused in his washing

"He said you have a fight brewing It’s with Boone’s brother, isn’t it?"