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“It’s a s “I can o But look, if it wasn’t a kid and so this house, I need you to callat all”

“Absolutely”

“And keep an eye on that Matt guy”

“No problem”

Juliette smirked “Clearly”

Savannah laughed, for the first time in what felt like days Just then, Juliette’s phone buzzed at her hip

“You want that pie?” Savannah asked

“Save so her phone froo I’ll call you later”

Savannah waved and watched Juliette, phone to her ear, rushing off to take care of ierprints and parents and juvenile delinquents

Savannah’s life seemed at that ot The library Faceless clients and a secure Internet connection She’d liked it that anted it that way

After Eric had co in her power to shrink her exposure to the outside world down to practically nothing Her oasis But the outside world still forced itself upon her It broke into her house Threatened her family

The clatter of wood and e of the laatching her

“You okay?” he asked, tilting his head Sunlight glinted off his glasses, obliterating his eyes

She nodded, unsure of what she would say if she opened her mouth

IT TOOK TWO DAYS to finally get to the hardware store because he got distracted by the cobblestones and breaking up the concrete pad

He’d also tried his daet any one of the O’Neill women to talk to him about Vanessa

But they weren’t talking

Even Katie, when he’d asked her about her grandiven him a blank look and left