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love and power 149

    “I remember he was only seven at the time, right? That woman must be insane. Who does something like that to a little kid? And wasn’t he still her brother back then? As far as I know, the Mortons never treated her badly.”


    “Jealousy can be a terrible thing,” Alessia replied, her tone far calmer than Ste’s. “That’s why I suspect she already knew she was actually a Tate before anyone else


    did.”


    “But if neither family knew, how could she have found out?” Ste frowned,


    confused, but she never doubted Alessia’s instincts.


    “That’s exactly what I can’t figure out.”


    “So what are you nning to do now?” Ste lowered her voice.


    “I’m going to y along for a bit.”


    A glint of mischief flickered in Ste’s eyes. Her smile turned a little wicked.


    “But…”


    “But what?”


    “But first, I need to find out exactly what she did to Ivan.” Alessia’s brow furrowed.


    “Are you going to tell the Mortons?”


    “Words alone won’t convince them.”


    “You’re worried they won’t believe you?” Ste caught on immediately.


    “They’ve raised her as their daughter for seventeen years, and I’ve only juste back. Who do you think they’ll trust?” Alessia’s smile didn’t quite reach her eyes.


    “I mean… what if they do believe you?” Ste sounded hesitant, rubbing her nose to


    hide her awkwardness.


    Alessia grinned and patted Ste’s head. “I’d rather have proof than a pointless argument.”


    People’s hearts are hard to read. If you cany out the facts with evidence, there’s no need to waste your breath.


    Ste pressed her lips together. Sometimes, when you’re too close to something, you can’t see it clearly–even she hadn’t realized how attached she’d be to the Mortons. Maybe that’s why she wanted to have evidence first; she didn’t want to see


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    suspicion or doubt in their eyes.


    “Is there anything I can do to help?” Ste’s gaze was unwavering. At least she trusted Alessiapletely.


    Alessia shook her head. “She’s not worth us worrying about–at least not yet.”


    “You always have a n.” Ste handed her the helmet. “Oh, by the way, Mr. Sanders started talking about the sports meet today. How many events are you signing up for this time?”


    “Is ‘none‘ an option?”


    “If


    you skip out, Pierce will probably nag you for a month. Can you live with that?” Ste raised an eyebrow, feigning seriousness.


    Alessia put on a mock stern face. “No, I really can’t.”


    They both burst outughing.


    Just as they said, someone like Ileana wasn’t enough to keep them up at night.


    “Want toe up for a bit?” Alessia asked as they stood by the front steps.


    Ste shook her head and set her helmet down. “Next time. I’ll bring a gift, too. You can’t show up empty–handed the first time you visit someone’s home–got to keep up appearances.”


    If it were just any friend, she wouldn’t care, but Alessia’s situation was different. The more polite they were, the more it showed how important Alessia was to them. With any luck, the Mortons would get the message and treat Alessia as she deserved.


    Even though Alessia would never let herself be mistreated, as her friend, Ste wanted to be someone who gave her backup.


    Alessia understood. With a knowing smile, she bumped fists with Ste–their own secret handshake.


    “See you,” Ste waved, striding off with her usual ir as Alessia watched her go.


    As Alessia headed upstairs, the house was oddly quiet.


    “I’m home,” she called out, slipping off her shoes.


    “Perfect timing! Go wash up, dinner’s almost ready.” Zachary appeared from the kitchen with a tray. “Did you get everything sorted out?”


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