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“I’ me back my phone

“What do you mean it isn’t valid?”

I take al

“It isn’t valid”

“How? I ally marry in this country? Is there some type of ceremony we need to do?”

He shakes his head “I can’t tell you any more other than you need to leave until you fix the problem Return once you are truly married”

He walks to the door and opens it

“But…” Phoenix stutters, just as confused as I am

I take Phoenix’s hand and drag her out the door I look back one lint in his eyes I don’t knohat just happened, but I’ure it out

“Liesel, we have a probleo of Phoenix’s hand when I round the house and don’t find Liesel or Maxwell

“Liesel?” I shout louder, hoping they just found a more comfortable place to sit and wait for us, but that’s not Liesel’s style She would be pacing i for a way to break in

“Where is she?”

A chill creeps down ht have gone

Phoenix steps up tomanner

“Do you think Maxwell took her?” she asks