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“Well, I give more fucks,” she said quietly

I thought it over for aup on my elbow “If somethin’ happens, someone needs to be in here with you If you’d rather share a room with your parents, you can do that Or Lu—she probably wouldn’t mind”

“No, it’s fine,” she said “Do you think so will happen?”

“Nope,” I lied “It’s just a precaution”

I couldn’t know if they’d find us, not without knowing how they’d found Cecilia in the first place The house was secure, with silent alarms and—if I knew Wilson—booby traps, but that didn’t mean that they wouldn’t show up It just ot in

As Cecilia got herself and the baby settled, I turned off the bedside laht in the closet I knew better than to pitch the room into darkness Neither of us had ever discussed it, I hadn’t wanted to broach it, and she’d never offered the information, but I’d always known that Cecilia was afraid of the dark

It was just onethat she hid from everyone and hadn’t been able to hide from me

“My parents are going to want to take us home soon,” Cecilia said after I’d curled into her, the curve of her ass cradling led with on?”

I couldn’t lie that time “He’ll search until he finds you,” I said carefully “No o”

Cecilia sniffled “She doesn’t even have any legal tie to Cane’swant it”

“It’s a lot of money”

“I have money,” she said “More than we need”

“You cut a lot of hair?” I asked