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"Pretty cool, huh?" Rafe swayed, buhtly she almost didn’t feel it

Except that it was all she feltand her cheeks burned as her breath caught in the back of her throat

I shouldn’t be doing this, she warned herself silently Rafe shouldn’tLess than nothing, she insisted, feeling foolish for arguing with herself Rafe was just her friend He wasn’t Jay He could never be Jay

"I heard about Casey," Violet said, unable to stop the words "I e could’ve saved her I wish I could’ve been lanced down at her "You were useful, V You were the one who found the connection to the café Who knows, that could be the key Sara says killers have ‘hunting grounds’ and maybe that’s his At least they have a place to start"

Violet thought about that It wasn’t nothing, she supposed "So, you and Sara, huh?"

Rafe shifted on his feet, stuffing his hands deep in his pockets as he gazed back outside "Youdeal, V We’ve been related pretty much our entire lives"

"So why not tell everyone?"

Rafe flinched, alible, painful He stood there for athe alone at theHe went to the kitchen and started going through cupboards, searching for nothing in particular "Everyone knew," he said quietly "You were the only one who seemed surprised by the news"

"Because you never told me No one ever told e "You never asked"

But now she was the one who felt hurt She glowered at hiers with her eyes "Are you kidding? I have to ask or you won’t tell ? Hoas I supposed to knohat to ask? You and Sara, that’s kind of a big deal See one of you could’ve mentioned"

Rafe sla why he couldn’t just ad her sooner

When at last he faced her, his cheeks were flushed, hot and red, and his eyes glittered brightly "Not everyone has what you have," he bit out, his voice cold, like an arctic whisper "Not everyone has parents and a home and people who care about theanwith their dad--" The ht in the mountain cabin made Violet recoil "You should understand that sos that we don’t want to share with everyone"

She took an uncertain step forward, not willing to let it go "All I wanted to knohy you didn’t tell me Sara was your sister"