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“What about you?” Aunt Louise asked

“I’ to my sister, the smartest person in the world—”

Hadley interrupted with a chuckle “That wasn’t exactly what I said”

“Close enough” Adalyn grinned at her “So the opportunities are endless Who knows, et a job as the chief financial officer for this up-and-co company I’ve heard about”

“That would be ale word of it

Adalyn hopped up from her bed at the same time that Hadley bounded up froed in one of those mind-meld events that only sisters could have when you said about a le word By the ti around at their mom and Aunt Louise, they weren’t the only ones

“The photographer

is going to be here in a couple of hours,” Adalyn said, wiping away a tear “Go get dolled up in your bridesmaid dress We have a party to kick off Be sure to tell Will that ear cowboy hats with tuxes around here”

Every single cha her chest popped at once and Hadley flinched Looking at the hopeful faces and save in to that little voice that told her to make up soe intact However, those days were gone

Releasing a deep breath, she let the truth out “Will’s gone”

“Where did he go?” Aunt Louise asked

“Back to Harbor City”

“What happened?” her mom asked

Bringing her family up to speed wasn’t fun, but it was sothe the rental car keys to Will and telling hirim expression on the other woree

Of course, the only proble hole in her chest where Will used to be For the past year, he’d been a constant—driving her nuts, teasing her, turning her on,her the man she’d finally fallen for so hard that she’d never even realized it was happening until it was too late