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“He was in front of your car. You would have had to go forward when you should have been going in reverse.” My fingers balled into a fist just so I could have something to squeeze. I could barely believe we were actually having this conversation. “Did you hit him on purpose?” At first, he didn’t move at all; he just kept staring at me. Then, very slowly, Tucker’s lips curled up in the corners. “Why would I do that? I love dogs.” His response would have knocked me backward if I wasn’t already kneeling. The chilly March air had nothing to do with the goose bumps that broke out all up and down my arms. Tucker, my sweet, gentle boyfriend, hit my dog with his car on purpose. He should have been worried and freaking out, and … my frantic thoughts were interrupted by a pathetic whimper from Trouble. “Shhh, boy, it’s all right.” I bit my lip; it was so hard not to reach out and touch him. Then Gunner was back, shouting out a telephone number over and over so he wouldn’t forget it. I quickly called. As it was ringing, I stood up protectively over my dog and in front of my brother. “Get out of here, Tucker.” He raised an eyebrow like he was inviting me to challenge him. I stared back with as much steel as I could muster against this boy who had such a hold on my heart. After a few rings, a woman picked up the phone and anounced, “Hello, Hope Veterinary Office. How may I help you?” “Yeah, hi, my name is Chelsea Keller, and my dog just got hit by a car.” When Tucker saw that my focus was elsewhere, he dropped his gaze and turned around to get into his car. Gunner tried to step in between the car and Trouble, but I grabbed his shirt to keep him in place. “Okay, hang on. Let me transfer you to our emergency department.” Tucker’s silver Chevy backed out of the driveway with such a ferocious roar I thought he might leave skid marks on the blacktop. As he pulled away down the street, he met my eyes through the 168
window one last time. That same hollow, terrifying expression gripped my bones and held my tongue in place so I stuttered the next time someone asked if they could help me. 169
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The Haunted Hearts on Fire By Kathe
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Dedication For Lisa, who showed me
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Thank you, Rob, for opening my eyes
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Chapter One For his fiftieth birthd
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happened to be walking by and see m
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try and give this a chance. It may
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slowly. She pointed at one man in t
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trained me for three months to teac
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trying to break through that crowd.
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Chapter Two It didn’t take me lon
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used book store. Well, the guy who
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again. I had plenty of questions of
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“I’m walking out of here in ful
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“I have good news. The future lea
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Chapter 3 There had been a time whe
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I raised a finger in protest. “I
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You might hear a gunshot on a battl
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“Get out. That’s awesome. I’m
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“You could do that? I mean, just
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This time her eyebrows turned downw
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Chapter Four I spent the following
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“Yeah, well, we’ll see.” I at
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“That was so thoughtful!” I was
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Susannah. As in, Tucker’s friend
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movie and bolted from the room. Tha
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Ethan popped a little black device
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grounding myself like we had outsid
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Susannah and Ethan spend a lot of t
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What? I whipped my flashlight up to
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enough light for me to be able to s
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My face immediately heated up like
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“It was, um ...” I fumbled for
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Chapter Six “First of all, let me
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ocker hair that was wondering if it
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“You mean I can’t just go flop
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shaped black couch in another, and
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could smell whatever Old-Spicey aft
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“Primal Fear. That was Edward Nor
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Shortly after We Came as Romans bla
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“Hey. Listen, I know we haven’t
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“Nope. It was pretty slow today.
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wrote that Adrian felt a slight tug
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Tucker didn’t answer at first, an
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I considered this for a moment. Up
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“Let’s head right for the goods
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Susannah’s hand instantly covered
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“Yeah, you look like you’ve see
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The blood rushed to my cheeks and I
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He shrugged. “Yeah. I mean, it wa
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“Trouble,” Gunner said proudly,
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he was gone, closing the door behin
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“Oh. Good point.” I immediately
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I gave them a little bit of backgro
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touch the soft black comforter that
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They roved gently down my arm, hesi
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Part Two 105
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He placed one more kiss in my hair.
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Now that she had his attention, Tim
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“He lives in my closet. He doesn
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“What about Timmy? Has he seen a
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was in the same situation, I’d ha
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Page 129 and 130: volunteer to set up one of the vide
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Page 133 and 134: Before Tucker had a chance to keep
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Page 139 and 140: was a very real possibility that I
Page 141 and 142: “I have to ask,” I said, keepin
Page 143 and 144: And what about Tucker? Would he be
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Page 157 and 158: “Look. I don’t know what’s up
Page 159 and 160: flipped my light switch behind me a
Page 161 and 162: “Hi, guys,” she greeted us befo
Page 163 and 164: Once Tucker had dropped off Susanna
Page 165 and 166: Tucker laid me down on his bed, and
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Page 169 and 170: I ground my teeth together violentl
Page 171 and 172: I seriously contemplated my options
Page 173 and 174: he watched the little flame dancing
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Page 181 and 182: Next, it was my turn to ask questio
Page 183 and 184: Richard and Daisy both sat down and
Page 185 and 186: Susannah’s expression instantly m
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Page 189 and 190: “She never wanted me her whole li
Page 191 and 192: “I don’t want anything. I want
Page 193 and 194: But I couldn’t help but feel stun
Page 195 and 196: “Whatever was there went home wit
Page 197 and 198: there around eight. Ethan, Richard,
Page 199 and 200: When a few minutes had passed, Crai
Page 201 and 202: of emotion it pretty much anchored
Page 203 and 204: He must have understood that being
Page 205: creative and used a knife. Once I e
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