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“Do you know anything about the gems?” Savannah asked, so weary, so tired she could barely stand

“Are you honestly going to believe her?” Margot asked

“And you’re so trustworthy?” she asked Margot sed, shrinking a little and looking e, which heaped more pain on Savannah’s shoulders

“I’ot whispered “I have always done what I thought was best”

“So, no geot shook her head

“She’s lying!” Vanessa cried “Again! Savannah, listen to me, baby—”

“Matt,” Savannah whispered, “please get my…mother out of here”

“Out of your house?” he asked “She broke in looking for those geht my father—”

He stopped, blinked And he grew, right in front of her Changed His shoulders suddenly seehter and his love for her practically blazed out of his eyes

She realized what he was doing—curbing his want, his desire for inforle-minded man who put his vision aside for no one

He was putting it aside for her

She wanted to believe in it, but couldn’t Couldn’t find the faith

Don’t, she wanted to say I can’t repay that I can’t ive you

“You want her gone, she’s gone,” he said

“Thank you,” she whispered, unable to turn dohat he offered so easily when she knew she should

“Those gems are here, Savannah!” Vanessa yelled as Matt led her out to the front lahere the cops would soon arrive “Margot knows so!”

Margot spread her fingers across her belly as if she had a pain “That woman would have ruined your life”

“Ruined?” A bubble of hysteria built in Savannah “And hoould that be any different than it is now”