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  1. DEDICATION
  2. PROLOGUE
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  37. EPILOGUE
  38. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  39. BACK AD
  40. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  41. BOOKS BY JENNIFER BROWN
  42. CREDITS
  43. ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

Why hadn’t I thought of that before?

“Would you please go now?” Shelby asked impatiently.

The guys had arrived and were busy scrubbing their hair with towels. I could feel their eyes on my dress, could almost feel their eyes under my dress. The waitress had been so right about them.

“God, go already. I swear you are like a fly. Annoying, and impossible to get rid of. I don’t like you, Nikki Kill. I don’t want you around. Don’t make me swat you.” She and Eve shared a chuckle as the two guys went daaaamn in the background.

“Always good to see you, Shelby,” I said in a droll voice.

“I wish I could say the same,” she said. And then to my back, “Oh, wait. No I don’t. It’s always good to see you leaving.” She giggled loudly.

Past Nikki wanted to rush her, put her in a headlock, make her cry. But Current Nikki didn’t have time for that. Current Nikki had an errand to plan.

Eve was right: it was time to pay Peter Fairchild a visit.

24

I HAD A hard time sleeping. I was too busy planning what I would say to Luna’s dad. Would he be hostile, like his daughter? Or would he welcome the help finding her? Maybe he wanted her to go back to juvie, too, so she could get the help she needed. He was Vanessa’s ex, so obviously he had seen the light at some point. It was possible that he was totally normal, if he couldn’t handle being with that nasty mess. In fact, it was better than possible. Given that Luna had run away from him, it was probable. Luna did not do normal. It wasn’t in her DNA.

I spent most of the night staring at the ceiling, wondering what kind of relationship Luna had with her dad. How could it be tight, when she’d left him to follow Hollis fame and fortune? Although he had at some point apparently found Vanessa attractive, so maybe he got it.

I found myself wishing I could call Chris and ask him to go with me. And then I was pissed that I somehow felt like I needed to have a man come save me in case things went bad. I didn’t need any man. I could protect myself. I’d done it before; I could do it again. Not like Chris wanted to help me. He’d made that perfectly clear.

I felt like I had barely closed my eyes when my alarm went off in the morning. Still, I bolted upright, ready to go. I took a quick shower, dressed, and grabbed an apple on my way out the door. Dad was either not up yet or had gotten up and gone already. Either way, I didn’t care. I couldn’t care. Not until I had answers.