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I almost wished he already knew.

If Liam knew I was the daughter of a serial killer, one who also happened to be an omega…then that wasn’t a secret I had to keep. I would never have to wonder if that would make him abandon me.

For something I had no control over.

Running my fingers over the purple velvet, I studied the random junk from the time before I’d lost the father I thought I knew. It was all worthless, but every single piece meant something to me.

I froze when I noticed some of it was gone.

Anyone other than me would think it was all trash, so why were only some pieces missing?

I picked up a purple bead and tilted it so the light hit the acrylic paint just right. It wasn’t one of those cheap plastic ones kids used in arts and crafts either. It was a gold flower and the sun made the paint sparkle, giving the purple depth.

This bead was something I’d found digging in the sand with that boy all those years ago…and right next to it was an empty square where a shard of purple glass should be…

But there was nothing.

A piece of glass should have been dangerous, but the edges had been sanded down. The whole thing looked like something you’d find on the beach – sea glass the boy had called it, but it was too shiny to be sea glass.

Studying each square, I held my breath and tried not to panic when I realized that every single thing that boy had buried for me was missing.

Not a single item was left behind other than the ones that had already been there.

Just one person could take only what he’d buried for me without making a single mistake.

One person.

I’ve never told anyone else about this other than my mother, and even then, I hadn’t given her the details of what I’d found.

The only person in the world who would know what he buried for me was that boy – the one I’ve never been able to forget. The boy I couldn’t stop thinking about whenever it rained…the one who’d asked me to wait for him.

Every single treasure he buried for me while the both of us pretended they’d always been there…

They were all gone.

CHAPTER 29

Lucy

Staring at the tray with all the missing treasures, I made sure to stay completely still.

Barely breathing.

That boy asked me to wait for him and for whatever reason, I always think he might come back when it rains…but I don’t remember what he looks like, so how would I know if I ever saw him again?

Liam was that boy.

Didn’t I promise I’d find you?

I felt lightheaded as I replayed every interaction we’ve ever had in my head.

I stayed as still as a statue, feeling like I might just shatter if I so much as let a single finger twitch.

Why do you look so sad for someone who likes rainy days and oranges then?

I closed my eyes, trying to pinpoint when he’d figured out who I was.

I promise it meant everything, Cas had told me. Liam has been waiting for this for a very long time.

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