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“Did he kill her?” Emmy whispered

“I won’t ask him”

Not ever

“He could be the only one who knohat happened that night,” she pressed

I know And he wouldn’t live er to tell the story

“No one knohere her grave is, then?” she asked again

“Nowhere near Edward’s,” I told her “That’s all I know”

I snuggled her close, wanting to make the most of the ti Reverie Cross was not what I had in mind

“So, do you love me?” I teased

“I’o”

I scoffed I liked to hear it more frequently She knew that

She laughed, pressing her mouth to mine “I love you”

Imy ass off out here, but the warm promise of her body had me hard and ready

“I want to go somewhere,” I told her

Catacombs, pantry, spare bedroom…wherever

“I want to dance some more,” she whined

I cocked an eyebrow “How about you dance for me?”

I could live with that

A wicked smile crossed her lips, and she bit her bottom lip “Race you”

And before I could reply, she pulled away, hiked up her dress, and started running

A laugh ru her scurry back into the house in her high heels before I sprinted, chasing her

Bolting through the sitting room, she squealed as I tailed her and we both ran into the hallway, toward the guest rooms

But then she halted all of a sudden and screaid

“Will!” she cried

My s hold of her

“Wha—?”

But then I looked down and saw a bloody pool on the wooden floor, a body lying in the hallway

I sucked in a breath and pulled her back “What the fuck?”

“Oh, my God” She covered her mouth with her hand

“What’s going on?” Kai called fro to see hi in the foyer

“Hurry!” I waved him up

Kneeling down, I tried to uy’s face in the dark, but he was face down, only the left side visible

Who…? What the hell happened?