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"You don’t want to tell ?"

He hesitated "I do I just can’t" He brushed a kiss over her cheek, stepping back "I ht’s sleep, if you can Don’t worry about o Trenton ether Hawk joined their group, and a deep frown for she was going to have to make Jonah tell her, but later He wasn’t ready to break protocol yet

Instead of heading to Jonah’s office, Dani grabbed a blanket She went to a bathroom and tried to dry off as much as possible, then she wandered the back halls of Jonah’s headquarters She wasn’t et, but she found herself at the freshwater tank The tank ran the entire wall of the roo their town and their lands It was an exact replica of Falls River And Dani saw the blackin the water One opened

A grey pearl was nestled in the sand dirt

"So this is what your boyfriend does" Julia cleared her throat from the doorway, and Dani’s aze falling on the tank and then zeroing in where Dani had been looking Julia chewed at her lip "Those are e thely They are"

Dani was tired Dealing with her sister was the last thing she wanted She pulled her blanket tighter around her "What do you want, Julia?"

Julia ran a hand through her soaked hair She had a blanket draped around her, too, but her hand fell away fro it closed over her She propped it on her hip and made sure to drill Dani with her eyes "Stay away fro before You have a boyfriend Leave mine alone"

"You’ve already tried this trick It didn’t take Also, get the facts straight Your boyfriend huggedbehind us"

"Just stay away I saw the aardness" Her eyes flashed in anger "You want facts? Here are the facts Jake loves me He is with me All true, but he still holds a torch for you And before you get a big head, it’s not really you you It’s his past transgressions He feels a whole ton of guilt about leaving you for Erica, and that hy you left It’s that issue that he can’t get over, but since he can’t deal with that, he’s trying to reconnect with you It won’t work He’s just going to end up trying to hook up with you, and even if you don’t, he’ll hate hiuilt about you and Erica, too That’s why I want you to stay away froood"

Dani was so tired of it All of it "Just stop You’re being dramatic" She felt like years were just taken froht, or the last"Go away, Julia Go away"

"You’re such a--never mind" Julia moved toward the door, but stopped short and whirled back "You could have called Just once You could’ve told us you were alive, but you didn’t That was your choice And that shows me how much you cared So, why should I be all ‘welcoive-a-shit-about-le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>