“Hey,” I say, patting her hand. “You remember when you came into the restaurant that first time and I was there?” Sloane nods as she keeps her gaze trained away from me. “I whispered something to my brother. Want to know what I said?” She pauses, then nods again. “I said, ‘That girl is too good for you, asshat, but she loves you anyway. Don’t fuck it up.’ And he won’t. One thing I know for sure, Spider Lady. You and Rowan are meant for each other.” Sloane’s face crinkles as she fights her hardest to hold back tears. With a few deep breaths and a pass of a tissue beneath her lashes, she
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