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Yes. I say yes. I want this new beginning.
But it was far too complicated. Mackenzie wasn’t sure she could stomach staying in the same house where she’d briefly lived before Dad died, and where Rowan now lived.
“I’m here to stay a few days, but my bag is back at the hotel. Let’s wait and see what Rowan thinks.”
Nora nodded. Rowan would have the last say. He always had, since Dad died.
“I’ll get us something to drink.”
“Sure, but Nora, what did you mean earlier when you told me to—”
Nora lifted a finger to her lips and gave a subtle shake of her head. “When Rowan gets here, we’ll go out to eat together.” Nora left her alone.
Fine by her. She could catch her breath—
A scream ignited the air. Heart pounding, Mackenzie raced through the house. Nora’s sobs struck a terrible chord in her heart as she followed the sound to Dad’s old office. Standing behind an executive desk, her sister looked down, her face twisted in grief.
She could think of only one reason for Nora’s reaction.
Mackenzie moved around the desk and looked to the floor at her brother’s lifeless body.
