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“Mae and I are picking ours up Thursday afternoon after we get back Why don’t you coested

Mae Lockhart was Honor’s best friend, and Roxanna had hit it off with the bubbly blond construction coht off the bat “That sounds like a plan Listen, I’ to tackle my desk”

“Oh no,” Asher said gravely, his voice low and o on The Desk?”

“Yeah Or more accurately, the whole office area My insurance info is in there somewhere Wish me luck”

“Text me when you’re done so we know you made it out alive”

“Ha ha” Her srimace when she eyed the mountain of crap on her desk and nearby surfaces She had her own hts, Honor’s Hawaiian cliffs sounded like tons more fun

Knowing she couldn’t put it off any longer, she scooped up an armload of paper from the desk and set it in theanother pile fro fro to start sorting She was halfway through the first pile when she ca it on the desk a couple of weeks ago, intending to sort it later, but she’d gotten distracted with a delivery, and then it had gotten buried and forgotten

It was mostly junk, but as she reached the bottom, there was an envelope with the name of her insurance company in the return addressShe smiled with relief Exactly what she needed

She slid her finger under the sealed flap, but thesensation zigzagged down her spine When she unfolded the letter, one specific line jumped out at her

Please be advised if we do not receive payment in the next seven days, your policy will be cancelled and your coverage will lapse

Seven days Her hand shook as she darted her gaze to the date at the top

October 7

Twenty-three days ago

White-hot waves of nausea rolled through her stomach with the confirmation she had no insurance None Nada Zilch Worse, since she’d bundled the renter’s coverage with her business insurance, she was totally vulnerable at the moment

How in the world was she going to replace all her things?