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“Cal-em?”

“Yes?”

“Are you going to come with Mommy to pick me up?”

Calluet Evie, all the danger would have passed What would Callum do? Would he run?

“Of course, I’ll be there,” he said

Hazel felt a surge of warmth and hope Maybe there was a chance for them, after all

Did she want that? It didn’t taketo knohat her heart desired Yes, she did She wanted a chance to be a couple with him, maybe more

“Are you going to come live with us?” Evie asked

“I already have a place to live”

He lived in a mansion

“But you like Mommy, don’t you?”

“Yes, I do like her very much”

“And you likevoice

“Yes, even more”

Evie laughed, a lighthearted giggle “Nuh-uh You like Mommy more”