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“We ca the door open and racing out

“Her happiness is infectious,” Liesel says

“It is, but she kno to use it to get what she wants,” I say, raising rabs her hand, and drags her into the house, excited to show her around She doesn’t realize that Liesel has already been to the house before, back when I was a jackass, ht Liesel was the devil

Kai and Enzo walk up behindflown here as well We want to be all together”

“Good,” I say, gripping Enzo’s shoulder It’s about tiether as a family

Then I walk inside to look for irls

At first, I don’t hear them, just the eery silence of a house that I haven’t lived in forfrohter

I decide to head to the kitchen tothem have time to bond

Rose is a good judge of character and outgoing, so it doesn’t surprise ood person instinctually, but Atlas isn’t so trusting, and Declan is a h or where he’s been his whole life Whatever has happened, ill figure out how to heal together

Enzo walks into the kitchen as I start filling the coffee rounds

“Siren and Zeke’s plane will be here in thirty minutes The kid’s plane about twenty minutes after that And Beckett’s plane will land in about an hour and a half”

“Good After everyone is settled, we can all talk about what to do next”

Kai enters the roo this island, protecting us No one gets through unless ant them to”

“Thank you,” I say

She nods stiffly “Phoenix is being held on one of the yachts just offshore Just tell us what you want us to do with her”