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"Avery!" he screa back

CHAPTER 32

NATE

"Why can’t I coo alone," she says, crossing her ar your doctor about a sickness I am your husband; I don’t understand why I shouldn’t coo alone"

"But why?" I bark

"Just drop it, okay? It’s hard enough dealing with this as it is without you breathing down s besidefordoesn’t feel right to ure out what that is

"This isn’t finished Go, but know that I a out the door I answerit to my ear

"What?"

"Is this Nate?"

I narrow hs deeply "It’shappened tonight I know I shouldn’t talk to you or call you butfuckshe won’t let anyone else in I know that"

My heart clenches "What’s goin’ on, Max?"

"Avery’s father was arrested tonight, because he confessed to theas I rasp, "What?"

"She’s gone home, but she won’t answer calls, won’t answer the door I’m worried sick, Nate She didn’t even cry She’s coot Kelly onto that I need--I need to know she’s okay"

"I’ll go around now," I say, already heading towards the front door

"Thank you," he whispers, hanging up

I call out to Macy and we rush out together Lena is gone, so I drop her off to a close friend while I go and check on Avery I put my foot down the entire way to Avery’s apart out and rushing towards the front door I pound on it, over and over, but there’s no answer I look up and see the bathrooo to the frontand I lift lass she only had replaced a feeeks ago

I cli little shards pierce round, I run up the stairs I go straight to the bathroo on it

"Avery!" I yell "Avery!"

I pound harder Shit, what if she’s not here? I pull outin the bathrooh rueling ten e in and skid to a halt when I see her She’s curled in a pool of her own blood