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I opened h beat her to it “Hartwell, Delaware”

“How do you know that?” Dad was obviously put out by this information

Darragh glowered at hi to take your word for it that she was okay? I love you, Dad, I respect you, you know it … but she’s my baby sister You should have known I needed to know for myself that she was okay” He turned to me “I hired a PI Found you in Hartwell, knew you were okay, and left it at that”

I was shocked “Why didn’t you say anything?”

“Because I was afraid if I told Dad I knehere you were that he’d tell you and you’d up and move”

Ashamed that he’d think that, I shook h Hartwell started out as a hiding place, but it became more than that It’s my home”

“This is your home” Davina’s hazel eyes flickered with fire as she turned to our big brother “You didn’t think maybe I’d want to knohere she was?”

“You would have gone there”

“Of course I would have” She turned to ed your ass back home!”

“Davina,” my dad warned

“Stop protecting her,” she hissed “She’s a grooman, and she can speak for herself”

“Davi,” I whispered in sorrow

“Don’t call me that”

That was like a punch to the gut

Davi was my nickname for her I was the only one who called her that