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"Arielle, I ran from something once. Took you and ran. I need to know you're not... that I'm not watching you make the same mistake."
"I'll be there," Arielle said.
And wondered what she was walking into.
The house in Connecticut was exactly as remembered—colonial, comfortable, slightly chaotic with her half-siblings' sports equipment and school projects. Marcus greeted her at the door with his usual awkward hug, smelling of sawdust and the garage workshop where he built furniture no one needed.
"Ari. Good. Your mother's been... anxious."
"About?"
He looked away, the way he always did when family secrets stirred. "Ask her."
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