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It struck ed that I now trusted these guys enough to let theht to an unknown destination

“You’ll see,” Elijah promised

I rolledfor soet there”

“Nohere’s the fun in that?” Mason grinned as we drove through the gates before hooking a left on the street

Wherever ere going, it didn’t take us long to get there We drove for about thirty hts of the area surrounding Roseland When Mason finally pulled into a s on a nearby beach as he turned off the engine

Theoff the waves in front of us as Finn opened my door forlots, grass turned to sand under my feet, and alked about forty yards until we reached the shoreline It was diht to see by

I glanced around at the four guys “What is this? What are we doing here?”

Elijah grinned, pulling a s it

A single cupcake with an unlit candle sat inside

Cole dug his lighter from his pocket, flicked it open, and lit the wick

“Happy birthday, Legs,” Masonme carefully

“I can’t believe you didn’t fucking tell us,” Finn grumbled

“I…”

My mouth opened and closed, but I couldn’t find the words I hadn’t told anyone it was ht maybe Jacqueline would re up on her before she could get around to tacking a birthday wish onto the end of her lecture

I hadn’t really celebrated my birthday since I was ten years old The first few years after mom died, dad had tried to keep up appearances and traditions, but he’d eventually abandoned them all