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“Yeah, we all are It’s normal” He seeentlest voice, he asked, “Did she tell you why she did it?”

“She said a lot of things, but mainly, I think she saw me as competition Samantha liked to be the center of attention, and I took that away from her Apparently” And then, because he was her Michael, she gave him the rest “I don’t kno to behave now I feel responsible and confused And betrayed How did my family take the news?”

He let out a sigh “Charles blames you for Samantha’s death He refuses to believe she was behind your attack or that she tried to kill you—despite the ton of evidence Her brother’s devastated and locked up in his apart an eye on him now he’s back home I like him, by the way The rest of the family are mainly in shock”

She started to nod, but the movement hurt her head “What about the press?”

“Julia tapped into her Hollywood connections and helped us hire a PR company who controlled what story went out As far as the world is concerned, there was an accident in your pool, and Saically died”

“Good” She closed her eyes “How long was I unconscious?”

“A couple of days Partly fro, but mostly from the concussion” He caressed her cheek “Not sure if the concussion was froe of the pool, or you throwing yourself down the stairs”

Her eyes opened “How do you know about either?”

“Scene assesse lump on your head” His smile faded “Scared the life out of ht away”

“I knew you’d figure out where I was,” she whispered “I only had to stay somewhere safe until you did”

“Going by the calls to the cops about gunfire in your apartment, I was about five ainst hers “It was too long I’m sorry, Rachel”

“No” She cupped his cheeks and pushed him back so she could look into those dark eyes of his “You don’t take any blame for this It’s all on her You came for me You were only minutes away That’s the important part”

“She could have killed you before I got there”

“Seeing as she was trying to drown ht me back to life”

“This isn’t funny”