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“What is your point?” Savannah asked

“If you really wanted hione”

“Margot may be old, but she’s no pushover, and she wanted hiain, the silence said plenty “I’m serious”

“Fine Play that way” Juliette shrugged and tossed a handful of candy into her mouth She twisted on the printer table to better watch whatever Matt was doing “He doesn’t look healthy”

Savannah thought the sa she’d been watching him

Not at first, of course—she’d stayed strong for two days But then she’d noticed that the sounds of work co from the courtyard didn’t stop Ever They started at dawn and ended at dusk without break

It had turned into so The sounds of saws and haious rituals around the world, and watching him from the corner of her eye became her new hobby

Thanks to his insane work schedule, the Discovery as done three days before she had to go back to the library And she had a headache fro at him sideways

“Jeez,” Juliette whispered through her teeth “He looks like he’s lost about five pounds”

“He doesn’t eat,” Savannah said “Margot leaves out sandwiches for lunch, but he eats the”

Juliette smirked at her “I knew you cared”

“I don’t,” Savannah insisted “But the Notorious O’Neills don’t need hi on our property”

“Good point,” Juliette said, looking out theagain “At least he’s drinking water”

“Oh, he’s plenty hydrated Around noon, Katie sits up in the cypress and throater balloons at hiame”

“You don’t feel like stopping that?”

“I feel like filling up the balloons for her”

Juliette watched hiuy You sure you don’t want to give me a few details of whatever you two did in the library—”