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up, the soft, wistful look flying off her face as if I had

seized her shoulders and shaken her

"No But not because I didn't want to," she

added firmly Her expression soured "While my sister

was off playing with her rebellious college friends I

was helping my father He had far more health

problean He

wanted it that way It was always 'Don't tell Megan

Protect Megan-- precious fragile Megan

"Do you knohere she was the day he died?

Modeling clothes for a charity at a yacht patty She

kneas seriously ill, but she wouldn't accept it I

had to call her at that party and get her back here

Grant was in court, but he came as soon as he was

able I was there at my father's side when he took his