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”aa,”davidrepeated,stillbreathless.”bad””anyas
bad.”
”youknoean.issheonlifesupport””no.
butieeting.”therehentheblowing
outofairandanexasperated”cel.wevealready
rescheduledtherpause,anotherexhalation.”yourenot
readyforthepresentation,areyou””oh,ieady,”jacksaid,
anditallrushedback,tossingandtuingbefore
katherinehadcalled,”buttheyeany
rethantheydidlastti.”hehadbeeodesignaluxury
resortinntana.thetethinghreflective
surfacesthathatbigopensky,butjackhad
beentontana.glassandsteelonewas
pushingit.heedwood.
designed,heinrporatedgrahe
hatedalso,hehadtriedfieldstoo
itup,glassandtoitup,steelandtoitup.hehadgonebackto
7vadethedesigicjbutevenhewild
aboutit.thebestrenditionheveryfirst.
only,thathepoint.”look,”hetolddavid.”ineedyour
backuphere.thatsthispartnershipisabout.itbe
there.
thisisafalyergency.”
”theresoch.youredivorced.”
”notfroykids.”
”okay.igetthat.idogetit,jack,buttheseguyshavebeen
anyllionsatstake.ifitelltheout
betherebecauseyouhavetobehyourkids,theybuyit.”
”hebalandtheybuyit**
the”
”dothat,aaketheirbusinesselsekranahand
aroundthebausclesthereight.”let
the”
”ykhingalittle
rightnoajorproject
forthefirthershourassociatesouton
theiroonth.”
”orethananhandle.”
”butthisisagoodone,”davidaxed.”ional
institutionsforyears,butresortsarehotandlucrative.were
talkingjuingtoanewlevel.
letaprojectlikethisgobydefault.”
”thenyoutakeitover.”
”hell,idhavedohatheyyou.they
you,andyouvelostye.”jackhathis
bonesached.”ithahisno...ever,but
itbeatthateting.illcallinore.”hehung
upthephone,knohathispartner
ingtohearit.dealinghrachelsact,dealinghhis
daughters⺶ryingnottothinkaboutthefuture䎱asallheuldhandle
justthen.
butrachelandthegirlsretgoutonthe
sofa,overhiseyesandoneonhisstoch,hefollowed
suit.
hopecaatingafeel
fbeforesheopenedhereyes,listeningandthinkingbefore
shevedascle.shefeltbitsofsun,.shelistened
tothesoftsoundofguineveresbreathingclosebehindheeck.she
begantothinkndhereyesflewopen.
socatfur,shesaer
sleepingbesideher,andithadhappenedlast
night.santhahadhherinyears.shewouldhave
thoughtitbehher,ifthingshadbeenlessscary.
guiippedbackherheadandgaveheranudge.
shenuzzledtheiheringurage.vingthe
ttressaslittleaspossible,shesatupandcarefullydrehetabby
intoherar.silently,shebackedoffthebedandstartedforthe
door.
stoppingsuddenly,sheretued,pushedherfeetintohers,
andtiptoedfroheroo
thesightofherfatherinthelivingrhtinstantrelief.she
hadtheresobadly.santhahadsaidhee
⺶hathehadhereforaxes,thathewas
toobusye.shedidthat
sotis⺳ehingsnditnecessarilyingthatbrought
it.shehadsehatsothingherinehad
calledlookingforrachel,hadfeltanuherleft.
shehadthoughtitguihevethadhatthe
endands,andhopehe
ooinsistthatguineveredieatho,hher.butsheedher
thertobetherehappened.
itanthahadsaidintothephone,”hi,katherine,”
thathopeedtheeeriefeelinginsideowellbeing,
ahaddroppedoutofherworld.shehad
feltthesathiobigsurhouther
father⺳haky,likesheandingononlyoneleg.
loherfather,shefoldedher
legsalysettledguinevereishirtedlap.thetabby
lookedupather,purringsoftly.hopeigihatguineverefelt
thesareassuranceseeingherasshefeltseeiher.
only,hedidntlookveryessyand
hisbeardprickly.theshadohathehadnt
sleptch,adeheervous.
butheething.ifrachelwasdead,he
rightup䎱ouldnthehaveifshewasdead,he
esooner䎱ouldnthehave
buthopedidntknohere.shehadtriedtostay
aotherdidwhenshewasfeelinglonely
ordoeworkso
nytis,andthebooksheheldherthoughts.so
shehadfallenasleep.
shehatedthethoughtthathertherghthavediedwhileshe
slept.
ifthathadhappened,sheyfortherestofherlife.
sheinghering
aroundbehindhislids.sendslater,hisensedandhe
jerkedaaredattheceiling,satquicklyup,pressedthe
heelsofhishandstohiseyes.he
intohishairtedher.
hesoundedshaky.”youshouldhaveeup.”
”ifiguredthatifyouuldsleep,okay,”shesaid,holdingher
breath,fortheslightestsignofdenial.
”shesokay,”hesaid.”sheodoalotofnding,butshes
okay.”
”didyoutalkhher””no.sheithinkshe
knehere.”
”sheisntdead””sheisntdead.”
”youresure”hesee
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