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CHAPTER NINE

When I woke, the room was dark, but I felt Mason climb off the bed "Where…?"

He patted my arm but went to his door That hen I realized soht filtered inside Mason kept the door tight behind him and blocked my viehoever was there After a quiet conversation for a few seconds, he shut the door again and padded over to me

"Who was that?"

Mason crawled next to ed me close and then raised himself up on an elbow "My dad"

"Your dad, but why--" And then I re

Kate and Parker had been mean

Cassandra had slapped me I hissed at that memory and touched the side of one

I spent the rest of the night tucked between Mason and Logan Nate was beside Mason, and we re When we returned to town, Mason had been about to drop me off at Garrett’s, but I told him to head to the Kade mansion instead

I wanted to be in his bed Then I had the other realization that shook me

The Kade mansion was my home Somewhere over the last five months, this place had become my home When I admitted that to myself, I had to hold back tears I didn’t knohy, but for some reason it s It was never good to shoeakness

Mason hadn’t said much, but I knew he could tell Heand afterwards Then he held me as tears slipped down my face Neither of us spoke a word We had fallen asleep like that

"What tiroaned as he checked the clock "Six thirty or so" He nuzzled underneath my jaw and chuckled His breath teased ot hoot to text hiht"

Mason cursed "Forget hied his head up His eyes sparkled frorinned down at me "What else did James say?"

A dark look flared for a moment Then he replaced it with annoyance and collapsed next to "