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Savannah and Margot looked at each other for a long time, the kind of silent communication he understood some people had with each other He turned away, the moment suddenly too inti to them

“Do you want to stay here?” Savannah asked him

“I want to help,” he said, keeping his real motivation to himself His quest for justice was his little secret, the heartbeat that kept hi, and ood thing “It’s why you hired et a lot more work done”

“We can’t pay you —”

“It works out fine Truth is,” he said with a shrug, unsure of where these words were co them, “I don’t sleep much So, it really doesn’t matter”

“Fine,” Savannah said, squeezing her hands together, but not before Matt saw them tremble “It’s settled Matt, welcome to the Manor”

KATIE SPENT THE MORNING on Savannah’s lap, which didn’t bother herwith the instinct to sohter to her side

If soht, as she had a thousand tihter’s head The sun was sliding past high noon and fear and worry were beginning to chase each other in small circles in her stomach

What night?

She already knew she wouldn’t be sleeping Probably not for the next few nights And not only because of the break-in

There was a man in her house

Margot played dirty She always did Going behind Savannah’s back that way and giving Matt the sleeping porch—classic Margot ue this tis were different around the Manor The pranks, if they were high school pranks, had turned ugly Suspicious Having so watch was smart

“We can’t even play hide-and-seek,” Katieout theover Savannah’s printer to the courtyard below “That man is there”

Savannah tried not to look, but Matt was a s