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Most importantly, we dance every night. Hadley and I took over the online site for Lana and Jake, since they started another internet business that needed their attention. Lana outsourced the appraisal jobs to some trusted people who needed the extra income. Five years ago, I never pictured myself leaving the Bureau and spending my…

“You can’t ever leave me again. I’m assuming there aren’t any other secrets?” “No other debts to collect,” I assure him. He stares at my lips like they’re fascinating, still cupping my chin as he starts backing me toward my room. I guess he’s been getting familiar with the home. “Where’s my cat?” I ask,…

My father’s best friend. My best friend’s father. The same man who had sat at our table for holidays when we were growing up, was the same man who’d sentenced my father to the worst death imaginable. That’s when we called Olivia. Jake didn’t even hesitate. He hated him already, but he said his father…

I realized the true depths of their forethought and their planning that went into each and every detail of the masterful plan they put into play. I just wish I had realized how little the rest of the world meant to me post-Lana before I lost her. I could have been with her right now….

“As much as I want you to die slowly, I need to show my girl how serious I am about staying with her. Originally, I was content to watch you die slowly. But something changed today. Something I’m still too scared to fully embrace until I put my eyes on the physical promise of it….

“Where are you going?” she whispers. “To learn the truth.” Chapter 18 They do not love that do not show their love. -William Shakespeare LOGAN There’s a note on the door when I arrive, and I tear it off, shaking my head as I read it. I pocket the note and walk inside without knocking….

My stomach rolls and my heart implodes in my chest as I slide down the wall, gripping my head as everything in me turns to stone, weighing too much to move. Tears burn against my eyes as I watch Lana weakly climb across the floor, firing again at the deputies. I can’t watch. I can’t…

“All meant for functionality,” I state dryly. “Still doesn’t shatter the illusion.” He mocks a dreamy sigh, and I laugh despite the impending madness I’m close to stepping into. “You ready?” he asks more seriously as I finish clipping on the last knife. “As I’ll ever be.” “Then I’ll get your theme song ready.” “You’re…

“What?” I ask, entranced by the fierceness I can finally see in those haunted green eyes. “Disturbed. Down with the Sickness,” she says. “The song. It’s almost perfect.” Lana pulls out a mask, a red one with black lines over it, and she tugs it on. “Why a mask?” I ask, confused. “I don’t-“ Before…