NovelEnglishHow was | supposed to concentrate on the reason Ava and | cto Luceland when Alexander was either
fighting withor making my thighs tremble with need?
*Olivia*
It seemed like everyone in the room was sneaking glances at Alexander and me. Swere filled with curiosity,
Ava seemed to be smug like she had predicted this, and Aiden had jealousy in his eyes.
That just putmore on edge. | hope that Ava’s brother wasn’t developing an unrequited crush. Something like
that would just make my life even more complicated.
After Kelly made introductions-an awkward moment happened when | had to supply Alexander's neven
though Kelly had said we were all her friends-her grandma stood unsteadily from her chair.
“I just baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies,” Kelly's grandma said. “Letgo plate them and get some
drinks for you lovely folks.”
A large smile spread across her wrinkled face, and it was apparent that she was delighted to have guests.
“Lethelp you, Gran,” Kelly said and stood up.
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A few minutes later, Kelly walked in, holding a tray of freshly baked cookies, a mouthwatering smell wafting of
them. Once she set those down on the coffee table, she went back to the kitchen to help her grandma with a
large picture of ice cold milk and seven glasses.
With an excited grin, Ava reached for a cookie, but | shook my head at her.
Everyone was staring at me, so | quickly explained. “The cookies might upset your stomach again.”
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“Dang it. You're right,” Ava muttered and crossed her arms.
| grabbed a cookie to be polite, but I just set it on the little plate that Kelly had passed around. | wasn't in the
mood to eat, | just wante see what kind of information we could find out here. Everyone d into the cookies and
milk. Aiden had at least five, and Ava made a joke about how the youth could eat anything they wanted without
gaining weight.
“Where is the rest of the family, Gran?” Kelly asked when everyone was settled in their seats with a cookie or
two.
“Your uncle took everyone to a party one village over,” she answered and set her cup of milk on a coaster on the
coffee table. “He toldnot to expect him back until late.”
My shoulders slumped, and Ava’s eyes widened with disappointment.
Crap. What should we do next? We had call this way to talk to Ava’s uncle.
“Um, how do you want to continue?” Kelly asked Ava.
My friend's moment of disappointment didn’t last long. She threw her shoulders back confidently.
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“It’s alright, Kelly,” Ava answered. “Olivia and | have a Plan B.” Then, she winked at me.
Realization washed overlike a tidal wave. Of course. Mrs.
Windsor and Chloe were already on their way here to burn Russell's remains. We just wanted to find the target
location so that it would be casier to catch them destroying evidence.
Ava, Kelly, and | decided to ask Kelly's grandmother if she knew any locations that matched the description from
Chloe's confession. | recorded her answers in my notebook. During this, Richard excused himself and went to the
restroom.
Twenty minutes later, thanks to Kelly's grandma, we had a few locations that were similar to the area Chloe had
described. | didn’t know how helpful they would be because there were a lot of places around here that matched
the sdescription.
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“Let's go,” Ava said and stood up. “We should search these locations immediately.”
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Ava and | followed Kelly outside.
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| wanted to deny this, but | stopped myself before | could speak. Kelly did have a point.
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Ava seemed to agree because she was nodding along. “You're
absolutely right,” she said. “I'm going to ask him to get lost.”
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