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"I’ on that third floor The second she leaves, I’ood idea" Mary cracked her neck "Poor Trez He’s going to be yo-yoed again"

"He doesn’t seeht now"

"No"

And indeed, Mary found herself struggling not to fall into a siht," she forced herself to say "I don’t feel like it, but I’ at twelve ht"

"Did Peyton survive?"

"Yeah, Manny sent out a text to all of us--that bastard is a brilliant surgeon The brain swelling is down, stats are fine The kid’s not cleared to work out or fight for a couple h Novo saved his life"

"I’h"

"It was a close call"

Even though it was time for Mary to leave, she didn’t move She just sat next to her male--and when he reached out and took her hand, she went back to resting her head against his shoulder

Being left behind was a special kind of loss

After Elise drew on her coat and wrapped a scarf around her throat, she opened ain her bathroo for her don, their blood tie helping her triangulate hireed on the address

As she re-for like he was assessing its structural integrity

"Allishon was on the fourteenth floor," Elise explained after they kissed hello "The front door to the apartment is locked, but maybe the terrace is open?"

"Do you have any idea which side of the building she faced out of? This place has hundreds of units"

She thought about where the elevator had emptied out in the hall The direction the hallway had run Which way she had gone

"Facing the Hudson On that side"

"Let’s go around"

The two of theh soreen bushes, and whispered down its flank until they reached the river-view side