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“What does this have to do with you?” Ash asked, his
calm shifting closer to storm.
“My dad uses that rent money to support me—his
daughter—while I’m in school, genius.” Alice spat out the
words. “So you are literally robbing me with this Robin
Hood act.”
Ash’s chest swelled. Elgin tugged on Alice’s arm. “I have
some money in savings,” he said. “We’ll figure it out.”

Guilt dampened Greta’s desire to claw out Alice’s eyes.
They had put Elgin in an awkward position. It wasn’t like he
was independently wealthy. In this tornado of fury, he was
the only one who looked small.
Alice’s head snapped back and forth between Elgin and
Ash, her loose curls twitching down her back. “This isn’t
over,” she said, turning and clomping down the hallway. They

stood frozen as the front door slammed.
Elgin started to apologize, but Greta waved it away. “We’ll
have money soon. We’re the ones who are sorry.” She glanced
over at Ash, who definitely didn’t look sorry.
Elgin disappeared into his bedroom. Greta closed their
door again, with Ash still poised for a fight.
“Wow. Finally someone who can out-badass you, Ash,”
she said. “Are you in love?”

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“I’m making lamb kebabs for dinner,” Elgin said. “They’re
Alice’s favorite.”

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