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Оглавление“Remember what I told you last night?” Nick said.
She glanced at him.
“You’re not alone, Sarah. We’ll find Emma.”
“Emma is sixteen and my responsibility, and I’m the only one left alive now who knows how impulsive she can be. Maybe I’m overreacting, but I can’t take any chances with her.”
“I’m catching on pretty quickly to her tactics. Let me take some of this load, okay? You won’t be any good to yourself or Emma if you give in to panic.” He placed a hand over hers.
Sarah felt the warmth of Nick’s hand melting into her icy fingers. She hadn’t realized how tightly she was wound. She shook her head. “I can handle this.”
“You lost both your parents and suddenly became the guardian of a very headstrong teenager who also, most likely, has PTSD mingling with grief after discovering their deaths might have been murder. I’m so sorry my efforts to get to the bottom—”
“Enough with the poor-little-Sarah routine, okay? I’ll deal with it.”
Because getting to the bottom of things was what Sarah was so afraid of.
