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My elbow caught the edge of the bowl as I turned, and it spun toward off the counter Without thinking, I froze the bowl so all rabbed it out of the air, placing it back on the counter Turning around, I caught sight of a shadow in the hallway, right outside the kitchen door My breath froze in my throat as two footsteps heavier than my mom’s crossed the hall and started up the steps Will

Had he seenhow I froze a bowl in midair?

When I woke up the day after Christmas, Will had already taken down the tree That alone earned hiative points That wasn’t his tree to take down And I’d wanted to keep that green bulb, and noas packed away in an attic I wouldn’t dare venture into Add that todislike of the man, and I foresaw some serious problems in the future

Had he seen me stop the bowl? I didn’t know Could it be a coincidence that the uncle of the girl who hadthe moves on my mom? Seeo to? Well, there was one person

It was hours after Mom had left for work and moments before I headed upstairs that I felt war in the hallway, I waited with my breath in my throat

There was a knock on my door

Daemon waited on the porch, hands in his pockets and a black baseball cap pulled low, hiding the upper part of his face The look accentuated his sensual lips that were tipped in a crooked grin "You busy?"

I shook my head

"Wanna go for a ride?"

"Sure Letwarmer to put on" I hurried to findto check on Vaughn?"

"Not really There’s so I’ve discovered" He led me to his SUV and waited until we both cliood Christ to stop over, but I saw your ood Will spent the day with us That eird What about you?"

"It was okay Dee nearly burned the house down trying to " He pulled out of the driveway "So, how much trouble were you in after Saturday?"

I flushed, thankful for the darkness "I got a lecture about not hed "Now I have rules to follow, but nothing serious"

"Sorry about that" He grinned as he slid me a sideways look "I didn’t ? What have you found out?"

"Vaughn caht for about tento this warehouse in an industrial park that hasn’t been used in years He stayed there for a few hours and then left, but there were two officers who rehway "They’re keeping soh lanced at ht line "I don’t know, but I need to get in there and soo"

Feeling useful, I nodded "What if the guards are still keeping watch?"

"They weren’t doing anything until Vaughn showed up He’s hoht now With Nancy" His lip curled "I think the two really have so on"

It was like Will andI needed to ask "Did you know my mom’s boyfriend is Bethany’s uncle?"

"No" His brows pinched as he focused on the road "I didn’t really try to get to know her Hell, I didn’t really try to get to know any huirl"

There was a weird flutter in irl before?"

"Dated? No" He glanced atout with? Yes"

The flutter turned into a red-hot snake coiling around ht Blake and I were? I wanted to hit so

"Anyway, I didn’t know they were related"

I pushed away the jealousy Noasn’t the time "Do you think that’s weird? I mean, he’s related to Bethany, who’s sort of likearound with my mom We know that someone had to have betrayed Dawson and Bethany"

"It’s weird, but hoould he knohat had happened? He would’ve needed to have so process to knohat to look for"

"Maybe he’s an i The possibility was disturbing Will could be usingin her bed… I’d kill him

After a fewabout what Matthew told us--the whole "

Every ht ahead "Yeah…?"