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“I love you, Everleigh. I’ve loved you forever, and I’ll spend the rest of my life showing you just how much.”
“Theo!” I cried, as he pulled me close.
“Love? Again?” West said, with a teasing smile.
“No, West, I’m talking to Everleigh, but since you’re here, yes, I love your sister. Like I already told you. It’s true, whether you like it or not.”
West shook his head, a slow smile spreading across his face. “I’ve never thought anybody would be good enough for my sister, Theo, you were right about that. But — that’s because nobody ever showed me that they could love her properly. But now — if there’s anyone I trust enough to keep her safe, then it’s you, brother.”
He walked over and embraced Theo, both of them patting each other on the back. Theo was beaming as he replied. I looked on in blissful disbelief.
“Thank you, brother. I’ll take good care of her,” he said, before turning back to me. “If she lets me.”
I smiled up at the two of them, my heart bursting with love.
Without a word, I flung myself into Theo’s arms. He bent his head, kissing me deeply, my head spinning with joy.
“Alright, alright, there’s plenty of time for that later,” West said. “What the hell are we going to do with these two assholes?”
Jill and Harlan lay huddled together on the ground, their futures in our hands.
Chapter Sixty-Four
THEO
We tied them up and left them in the room for a few minutes while we took a few minutes to talk in the hall.
Kaylee rushed down the hallway, a huge smile on her face.
“I don’t think we’ll have any trouble getting them to do what we want.”
She held up her cell phone to Everleigh. “You’ll never believe what my friend in Austin dug up.”
She hit the play button and we all watched the video with our mouths open.
“Fucking asshole,” Everleigh said. “Let’s go talk to them.”
They saw us walking back in and began struggling against their restraints.
“Shut the fuck up!” Everleigh said, taking charge instantly. A hush fell over the room as we watched her pace in front of them, waving her phone in her hand.
“I think it’s fair to say you two have limited options now.”
“We know what you did,” Jill said, looking at me and Ev. “I already have everything set up to be sent to the press if anything happens to me.”
“Sure, whatever.” Everleigh shrugged. “The thing is, Jill, things didn’t really go like you thought they did. Maybe everybody was wrong.”
Ev and I exchanged knowing glances.
“The two of you already confessed to murdering Avett,” Jill said.
“We did, that’s true,” Everleigh said, before turning to Harlan. “What do you think, Harlan?”
He shook his head, refusing to meet her gaze. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Everleigh laughed. “I thought you might say that.”
She turned back to Jill, a slow smile forming on her face.