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Collectors of rare stolen goods are weird Me? I’d want to show that shit off, but in this kind of situation, you can’t Everything’s a secret

I’ht I shut the safe and take the velvet box withSweat dotsand sit back,so hard it’s all I can hear

I shouldn’t have taken the necklace If Rose finds out, I’m ruined Not only because she could rat me out to the police

But because she’ll hateunderthe ithon betweento me She’s more than a friend More than a casual fuck I like her I could seefor her if I don’t watch it

Whichfor her to answer She does on the third ring, sounding breathless and harried and so fucking annoyed I al up

But she has caller ID and she will know it’s et this conversation over with

"Moet another word out

"Caden! Where the hell are you? You need to co to be so h the house, I can tell by the briskness of her words, the sound of her heels clicking loudly on the tile floor I hear the yip of one of her annoying-as-fuck dogs in the background and I settle heavily in a chair, bracing myself for the bad news

"What did you do?" I ask wearily, ready for one of her usual excuses, wondering which one it’ll be this ti trouble lately with my headaches Did I tell you about the at ho them It’s so blessedly hot here But I broke down because I needed to go to the store a few days ago so I hopped in the car, went shopping, and when I was done, I had a blinding headache Positively blinding It ful So lasses could help, and those Chanel glasses are some of the best I’ve ever owned I’ve had theift from your father? Well, anyway …"

"Mo that’s going to ht Fine" She takes a deep breath "I becaet rid of it, so I finally just got back into the car and drove ho a hired car and driver, Caden I miss it so much"

Oh my God The woman wants and wants I’ve wondered more than once if she drove Dad to do what he did Not fair, but …