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Chapter One

~Fallon~

“Namaste”

“Namaste,” et on with their days, and some sit quietly for a few more minutes

Su at the Lodge on the lake, for tourists and locals alike So with newcomers And some days, like today, it’s mostly familiar faces

The sun rises early in this part of the world during the suet the blood h our veins, outside in the fresh air with the lake shi behind us

“Sorry I ca in late, Fallon,” Nina Wolfe says with a s her mat “I can’t believe I overslept”

“No worries,” I reply “It happens to all of us I’lad you made it”

She sighs and walks over toover her shoulder Nina is a pretty blond woman with an athletic body and a happy shao to be closer to her brother

Who happens to be Christian Wolfe, the hottest Hollywood actor in the world

Of course, he’s married to another client of mine, Jenna

“How long have you lived here, Fallon?” Nina asks

“Oh goodness, itthat this is the longest I’ve stayed in one place in more than five years “Wow, time flies”

“Was it hard for you to feel like you fit in? To make friends? I mean, I have Christian and Jenna, and I have acquaintances, of course, but—”

“I get it,” I say, nodding “Small-town life is different There’s not a lot of people here, and it feels like there are a lot of cliques”

“Yes,” she says with a relieved nod of her own “And inally from here, so they have that network in place I just wanted tocrazy”

“You’re not,” I assure her and pat her shoulder “And it does get easier You’ll recognize faces and make friends”

I frown as I think about on I miss her

“Why don’t we go get so so to your class for ht?”

“Sure” I reach intoand pull out a card “My cell is on here Just text me, and we’ll set it up”

“Awesoht have sos to discuss with you Pick your brain”

“I’ ood day, Nina”

“See you!”