Things We Left Behind (Knockemout #3)
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“Mom booked an overnight stay at a spa with some friends, and Maeve is doing a family dinner tonight for out-of-town guests,” I said.
Lily May
Maeve? Maeve?!MAEVE???!!!!!? NEVER AGAIN IM NOT GOING BACK NONONO KOA MEMORIES ARE FLOODING IN
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Lucian Rollins. Luce or Lucy to his friends, of whom he had few. Lucifer to me and the rest of his legion of enemies.
Lily May
Heehee im ready for suit daddy
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It was strange, having a secret with the boy I’d once loved and now sharing it with the man I couldn’t stand.
Lily May
Oooooh
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“My sweet boy.” Mom opened her arms, and Lucian stepped into them, wrapping her up in a hug that displayed a disconcerting familiarity. Her sweet boy? Lucian was a forty-year-old megalomaniac.
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God, he was beautiful. Supernaturally molded by the gods beautiful. He would make gorgeous little demon babies.
Lily May
Arrrghhhhhhhhh yess he woullllllld eeeeeeekkkkk
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He was tall, dark, and evil. I was short, fair, and awesome.
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I watched him go, and then when I was certain he was inside, I opened the bag to find my favorite breakfast burrito wrapped tight in foil. The diner didn’t deliver. And Lucian shouldn’t have known my favorite breakfast.
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Simon: If I could have chosen a son in this lifetime, it would have been you. Take care of my girls.
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Me: Sloane isn’t at her sister’s. She’s home alone. Naomi: Thanks for the heads-up. I had a feeling she was going to try to wrangle some sneaky alone time. Lina and I will handle it.
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“Why won’t people leave me the fuck alone?”
Lily May
because your not taylor swift in wish list
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“We brought hugs and tequila,” Naomi called. “Naomi brought hugs. I brought tequila,” Lina corrected.
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Naomi buried her face in the fabric. “So soft! And it smells amazing.” Her head came up, a frown pinching her mouth. “And familiar.” Stef, Jeremiah, and Lina each took a whiff. “Lucian,” they said together. All eyes returned to me.
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“We’ll give you two options. You can either talk about your dad, or you can talk about Suit Daddy,” Stef said.
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“I’d like to point out that you met your fiancé by arriving in town and kissing his brother.” I turned to Naomi and Stef. “And you two met your respective men by walking into a coffee shop and a barber shop.”
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“Well, Dad left both Maeve and me a little money, and I was thinking about how I could use it. What if we created
Lily May
ARGHHHH FLASHBACKS STOPS MENTIONING MAEVE
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“Go, Waylon,” Knox whispered, pushing his dog toward the front of the house. “Find Mommy.” Nash looked down at Piper, who was standing on the toes of his boots, looking like she was hoping to get scooped up and saved from the indignity of snow. “You heard your uncle. Go find Mommy.” The two dogs tore through the snow and cut around the front of the house, barking ecstatically.
Lily May
Them talking to he dogs like their children is everyting to me
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Twenty-three years ago
Lily May
Yesss give me the tea
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“Ask the boy who climbed through your window if he wants to stay for dinner. We’re having meat loaf,” Mom shouted the invitation.
Lily May
Stop thatstoo funny