DaphneJulian finally lets me up a little after noon, and the second I'm free I head straight for the stairs, phone in hand, three missed calls from Layla lighting up the screen along with a handful of unanswered texts. I called her on the drive back from the ranch, told her we were close, but then everything with Julian happened the moment we walked through the door, and I never made it down to actually see her.Guilt sits heavy in my chest as I hit the last step and nearly run into Rose in the hallway."Good day, Lady Macini." She smiles, hands folded in front of her apron. "Is there something you'd like? Tea, coffee?""I'm fine, thank you." I try to smile back, still catching my breath a little. "Do you know where my brother and my friend are?""The guest room, east wing. They've been there most of the morning.""Thank you, Rose."I make my way down the east corridor, and I can hear them before I even reach the door, Layla's laugh carrying through the wood, followed by Eli saying s
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