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I decide she’s definitely a bitch She’s a bitch because she’s behaving like one—a superior one

“Holland,” Isla utters tersely, bringing me back to the phone in my hand

“Leonie—Leonie’s here” My heart drops as the words hit the air

“What? No, that’s not possible”

“Alexander said to tell you” Who could make this shit up? “And for you not to come home”

“How? I mean Jesus Christ”

“Alexander doesn’t want you and the boys here”

“Who else is with you, Holly?” she asks iht now?”

“Griffin And her”

“Right Okay Do you think you could un room?”

“What?” From my stomach, my heart drops to my boots “Why? I don’t even knohere that is?” It wasn’t on the itinerary when Chrissy showed h

“Okay Right Well, that’s not going to work Never mind I’ll call Van Juststay with him, please Holly, let me know he’s okay”

“I will,” I pro

I hang up as Alexander bellows, “You knew! And you didn’t think to mention it to me?”

“I didn’t know,” Griffin shouts back “I told you, I thought it was a hoax I thought she was dead, the same as you did!”

“Did you really?” Raaally, comes the word “Even after I sent you those little reether?”

“You didn’t think any of this warranted ht you out by so séance?”

Wife I s over the pain in that, crossing h it would somehow protect me Ward off the words

Alexander still has a wife

How can he have a place for me in his life?

Yet I’m still drawn into the room