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He didn’t want to ask if she had feelings for hi happened to her or Evie? He cringed with even the suggestion He could not go through that again Not ever And given her situation, she was in a lot of danger So could easily happen to her

Best to keep his distance—at least for a little while longer

After they landed in San Francisco, Hazel drove with Callum to their hotel They checked in and then Callum drove their rental to Annabel’s parents’ house She was probably as nervous as he was, but for a different reason He was about to face the biggest demon from his past and she would find out if there was any hope for them as a couple

On the way, she called Evie Her brother answered

“Hey, it’s me,” she said

“Hazel How are you?” Owen asked “Is everything okay? I was about to call you to check”

“We’re doing fine We are going out of town for a little bit, hopefully to find information How’s Evie?”

“She’s good Keeping busy”

“Is that Mohter almost screech in excitement She missed her so much

“She’s about to grab the phone from me” Owen chuckled as Hazel listened to him hand the phone to Evie

“Mommy?”

“Yes Hi, honey, how are you?” Being without her had been a lot harder than she thought Not having that bundle of energy around all the ti hole

“I et me?”

“I can’t yet, but I hope to real soon Are you having fun?” She would try to steer her daughter away fro her home