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“So like that”

Minutes later, Toms and Rons led them to a well behind the stables Covered by old planks, the dark hole looked like a death trap

“Heather!” Gabe was the first one on the scene

Justin and Curt frantically worked to reuns on the Vance boys

As soon as they looked down in that well, Curt’s heart sank “Heather!”

With the sun shining bright in the sky, they could easily see the center of the well and Heather wasn’t there

“Answera rope over the side

“I’ht and reached out to someone else “We’re okay”

“We?” Draegan peered over the side “Well, I’ll be damned”

“So let ht…” An hour later, they were seated around the Vance’s kitchen table The detective pulled out his notepad “Your brothers are in a cult”

“I never said that” Jims locked his hands and twirled his thumbs “I just explained e have an additional ‘s’ after our first names”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah You’re in a cult” The detective jotted down soan “I’m half-teht It wouldn’t hurt theood dose of their own medicine”

Draegan grinned “You wouldn’t hear us coh to hold ‘em when they come up for air?”

“They’ll never see the light of day if I have anything to do with it,” the detective promised

“I never laid a hand on her,” Jiaze froets done in there, you ask her Ask Heather and see what she says”