“Why?” I asked, instantly on edge. My gaze flicked to John. “What’s going on?” “Remember earlier, when I said that we would talk after court?” John answered, tone eerily calm. I nodded stiffly, hackles rising. “Well,” he continued, “my wife and I have been doing a lot of talking lately, and we wanted to speak to you about the possibility of—” “We want to keep you!” his wife blurted out, causing John to drop his head in his hands and groan. “All five of you,” she continued, hurrying over to the island and catching ahold of my hand. “Especially you.” She smiled down at me. “I think I want you
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