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ing?” Elaine winks at me, but I shake my head

“I just wanted to stop in and say hey”

“Wait, what? Stop in and” Her voice trails off, causing me to turn and catch her confused expression just before she tries to hide it

“What’s going on?”

She looks at her lap, and I can tell she’s trying to think of an excuse I’ me?”

“It’s notyou” Her voice is soft, and she won’t meet my eyes

“Then tell me what I don’t know”

“The guys drove to Raleigh today”

She doesn’t have to elaborate I re happened to Star?”

“She’s been getting threateningher head, she looks away from me, over her shoulder to where Lane has joined Dex on the playground “After the last one, she wanted toher about the criet to Derek”

With every word, hter, and I’ry ever! We ave hi me he’d murdered my ex-husband Murdered My Ex-husband

He kept a secret froe all our lives Police could break through our door at anyas we live and take him away, and I would be clueless

No more secrets I can still see his steel-blue eyes fixed on mine as he said the words I proave ain We spent the rest of the day together, we slept together last night, had coffee this , and he nevertoday Didn’t say anything in his text My head feels so hot, I wonder if my face is red

“I have to go” Standing, I collect , Dex’s train

Elaine is on her feet just as fast “What are you going to do?”