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“You saidthey. Who’s doing this?”
“We don’t know. But we believe it’s the same people who are stealing the money.”
I turned back around.
York rubbed his bald head. “But what’s concerning is that they knew she had a peanut allergy.”
I blinked at him, the implications hit me all at once. “It has to be someone we know. But who? Who would want to hurt Simone? Or any of us?” I gripped my head between my hands. My mind whirled, trying to recall anyone my father or I might have pissed off, but no one came to mind.
“Where’s Miranda?”
“Shit!” I’d forgotten about her. I bolted back to the bathroom and found her on the tile floor, unconscious. “York! Miranda… Miranda. Wake up, baby.”
She didn’t respond.
“No, no, no!”
Seeing her pale and lifeless made my throat thicken. Tears burned with a vengeance as I lifted her head and cradled it in the crook of my arm. I couldn’t lose her. I couldn’t live without her.
“Miranda…please…” I begged.
York kneeled and placed two fingers on her neck. “She has a pulse.”
Hearing that should have relieved me. Instead my heart stopped. “She’s been vomiting… the flu, we thought.” I felt like the blood drained out of my body. I scooped her up and took her to the bed. “Call for help.”
“Already on it.”
I glanced up and saw York on the phone before turning back to Miranda. “M, can you hear me? M, please wake up.” My heart crashed against my ribs. If she had been poisoned too… No, it had to be a coincidence.
Miranda blinked her eyes. “Will? What’s wrong?”
“Oh thank God. You were unconscious, M. An ambulance is on the way. ” I pressed my lips to her forehead as relief washed through me.
“No, I’m fine. I fell asleep. No hospital.”
I looked up at York. He shrugged as it wasn’t his call.
“Just let them check you out, okay?”
Miranda nodded, curling into me. I held my whole world in my arms, thanking the universe and God above for her waking up.
