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"Oh" She looked around "Well, u for your birthday? Garrett was so excited He’s told uess there was an intense basketball game between the two of them Garrett was sore for a week after"

I sed over a knot What right did he have to boast about ave her a polite sainst ce to celebrate your birthday some other time? He really wants to be there You enuine and ht to care I shook my head "I don’t know I don’t care about my birthday Can you do the party or not?"

"Oh" She blinked fro for you, Sam I mean that, I really do I know Garrett loves you so s out" Her voice quieted and she looked down at her hands that were knotted together in front of her "I’ I really am" When she looked back up, there was a renewed intensity on her face She seeain and looked away Then my voice came out strained, "Just triple your normal rate for her"

"But--"

"She’ll pay, trust e her triple She’s a bitch"

"Um--"

I didn’t care whatever else she had to say and I swung away I hurried out of there and my heart seemed like it was about to explode out of ers fumbled for the door handle It took three tries before I could open it and then I sat inside witherratic I tried to calm myself I tried to force my hands to loosen from the balls they had formed, but my head bent down and it took a while

CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

When I pulled into the mansion’s driveway, I was surprised to see Mason’s Escalade Then I went inside, saw utted She had on a soft pink dress It was a simple dress, but it wrapped around her body and I could see that she’d lost weight I wasn’t sure when it had started, but she was rail thin now A part ofdisorder, but I held e fro bowl of soup in front of her She griether and he dropped two packages of crackers beside the bowl "Eat," he barked before he disappeared back into the kitchen

She sighed but picked up her spoon

As I watched, she ate the bowl one sip at a ti before she pushed the empty boay and stood Her face isted and she held a hand over her mouth Then she rushed down the hallway I knehere she was going and hurried to stop her As she pushed through the bathroorabbed her arasped