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Prologue

Aspen

The chime on the door sounds, and I look up to findtowardsister, Aurora, has been wearing the lastat the rock he put on her finger on the Fourth of July e all went away to the Riggins’s family cabin in the Smoky Mountains

“Morning,” I greet him

“Hey, Aspen How are you this fine Friday ?”

“Fine as frog hair,” I reply, causing him to chuckle

“Do frogs even have hair?” He i “Never mind I don’t want to know” He chuckles “Is Aurora in the back?”

“Yep Today is cinnamon roll day”

He groans in response,sweet, and disappears into the kitchen

I get back to work, wiping down the counter fro the cleaner ahen the door chiins, one of Grant’s younger brothers, standing at the counter

“What kind of delicious concoction do you ladies have for ether with anticipation

“You know, if you keepto have to start hitting the gyh

“It’s worth it Besides, I have to support my future sister-in-law”

“And what am I, chopped liver?”

He taps his index finger against his chin, pretending to ponder my question “You’re the bonus, Steele,” he finally announces “We get Aurora and you, and hter

“You et for you?”