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Gray, she’d say, Gray, I have to ask you so and I know it’s foolish…

And then he opened the door and saw her, and guilt flashed in his eyes like lightning He’d tried to hide it but she knehat she’d seen, and it terrified her

“Dawn? Talk to me”

She took a deep breath “Gray I have to ask you so”

“Anything You know that, sweetheart Let me shut the—”

“No!” She shook her head and shifted free of his hands “No,” she said carefully, “don’t”

“All right” A muscle ticked in his jaw “What do you want to know?”

“Do you… Have you ever…” Her mouth felt as parched as the desert Just do it, she told herself, just say the words and get it over with “It’s about ; she knew she was babbling but she couldn’t sees with him? Gray

? Please Don’t look at me like that Tell me Tell me that you don’t know Harman…”

“Darling,” he said softly, and reached for her

She slapped at his hands “You do!” She wanted to scream but she had to hold on, hold on; she needed to know everything “You know hias to find me”

“Dawn It’s not that simple”

“Yes It is It’s very simple You and Harman God, oh God, you know each other!”

“Daer, “will you listen?”

“I did Oh, I did I listened to all your lies, you—you—” She caught her lip between her teeth, bit down until she felt the tang of blood “Did you co for me?”