\u201cLila,\u201d he said gently, crouching so his eyes met hers. \u201cYour father was a good man. He would never have wanted this for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
She blinked at him, too bewildered to speak. Edward\u2019s gaze hardened briefly in the direction where Victoria\u2019s car had vanished, then softened again as he placed a steady hand on her shoulder.
\u201cCome with me,\u201d he said quietly. \u201cThere\u2019s something you need to see.\u201d<\/p>\n
That moment changed everything.<\/p>\n
Edward wasn\u2019t there by coincidence. He had been Jonathan Monroe\u2019s attorney \u2014 the keeper of documents that had never been shown to anyone. Among them was a recently revised will that would alter Lila\u2019s entire future.<\/p>\n
He helped her into his black sedan, the leather interior faintly scented with cedar and tobacco. She held her backpack close, her voice trembling.
\u201cWhere are we going?\u201d<\/p>\n
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