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"What else was I supposed to do? You kept going on and on, so when I finally asked who the hell Hose was and you actually answered, I figured I ot it pretty bad for this Rose, huh?"

Vince didn’t answer He was racking his brain now trying to remember any dream he had recently, but he couldn’t re hi else--"

"She," Vince said trying to keep his cool, "is none of your daeant said chuckling as he looked out the hole again He immediately closed it "Don’t move," he whispered

Vince froze in place, literally able to hear his heart thu English got louder

So all around theh As the rattling continued, it beca to eantcanteens Why hadn’t Vince thought to ask what else he’d collected--like weapons?

He sat there feeling coht they’d either be taken prisoner or assassinated on the spot He squeezed his eyes shut, picturing his beautiful Rose If he was going to die, he wanted her face to be the last thing he saw

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

Rose

Lorenzo had been right Giving her a shot had been a cinch for hi to Ben She’d told hiive the shot from now on He knew the truth about Vincent now also She’d told hiht after she’d written the marathon letter to Vincent But after all he’d done for her and all the ti the tiive her the injections, she hated having to ad dismissed so easily But she didn’t haveto tell Vincent, and after everything they’d been through already, she didn’t want to add this Not yet anyway She’d explain it to him eventually She’d continue to text Ben and talk to hiling several girls at thein, Rose no longer had shaky hands or tingling feet and fingers It seeht of the world had co done about her vita was going perfectly

Even her college soccer tea their division for the season and aone down inat the lastto wait until her next ganant and wobbling around, swollen ankles and all, Alex suggested they all go back to his place after the gaa he still wasn’t there She was anxious to ask hi from Vincent yet She still hadn’t received a response frory or too hurt to respond

"I don’t know; maybe it’s just me," Romero said as Rose walked out into the patio where they were all gathered

"It is just you," Eric laughed