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I nodded my head in greeting to her. “Mrs. O’Neil.”
Her eyes darted between us. “Have you come for a visit?”
“We need to talk to dad,” Amanda explained. “Where is he?”
“He’s working, dear.”
“Dad!” Amanda called again as she stepped around her mother and headed down a hallway to the left of the foyer.
“Amanda!” Her mother called after her, her voice chastising.
I followed Amanda down a long hallway that merged with another one that ran deeper into the house. She led us to a set of large double doors that were closed but unlocked from the inside when she tried the handle.
She poked her head into the room and then pushed the door fully open a moment later.
He looked up, startled. “Amanda? What are you doing here?”
“We need to talk to you.” She waved me along as she stepped inside. “It’s about Mia.”
“What? Oh—Xavier?”
I put my hand on Amanda’s shoulder, pausing her from derailing this. She’d have time to rag on me later for not having the kind of toiletries she preferred or the brand of bed sheets she preferred to sleep on.
“I’ve come to exchange your daughter for the other one,” I said.
Abraham blinked at me from where he sat behind his desk. “I… pardon?”
“Amanda and I are incompatible and I much prefer to be married to Mia.”
“It’s been three days.”
“So?” Amanda huffed. “We gave it the ole’ college try. Now let him have Mia so I can come home. I’m sick of staying there.”
“Where is she?” I asked.
“I’m confused. You wanted Amanda?”
“Yes. And I’ve made a grave error in believing that.”
Amanda snorted, crossing her arms.
“Where is Mia?” I asked again. “I want to talk to her.”
Abraham frowned. “She’s not up for company at the moment. She hasn’t come out of her room since she was brought back. She refuses to see any company and often won’t eat. This whole situation took it’s toll on her.”
“Since she got back. She’s not the same daughter that left. I do believe her heart has been broken and needs time to heal.”
My heart sank hearing that.
It was my fault, obviously. How in the world was I going to make it up to her? She probably hated me by now.
“Xavier?” a voice behind me said.
Whipping around, my eyes widened when I spotted Mia standing in the doorway.
Chapter Nine
Mia
