A
sound outside—a soft scrape, barely there. “Did you hear that?” she asked
stiffly.
Lucas
stepped in front of her again, heart pounding. “Yeah.”
Seconds
stretched unbearably as they waited. Even though nothing happened, the feeling
didn’t fade.
Skye
hugged herself. “Lucas… what if this doesn’t end with a photograph?”
His
eyes softened, fear bleeding into resolve. “Then we make sure it ends with the
truth.”
“And
if that puts us in danger?”
He
reached out, thumb brushing her knuckles, steady and warm. “Then we face it
together. No secrets. No turning away.”
Her
breath hitched. “You really think someone in this town did this?”
Lucas
nodded grimly. “Wisteria is full of people who know how to smile while hiding
painful edges.”
She
gave a shaky laugh. “You make it sound so comforting.”
“I
wish I were wrong,” he said quietly. Outside, the street remained empty, but
Lucas knew better now. Someone was watching. And this time, he wasn’t
going to look away.
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