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I stop and stare at him like he’s lost his mind.
“I’m Paul, and this is between y’all!Seriously, man. She’s pissed with me because I didn’t tell her. You’re pissed with me because I told you too late. You should’ve told her from the start what Dad did.This is on you!” Lev stepped back, pissed as well.
“I don’t got time for this, Lev.” I’m serious. I need to get to Luna. She must be angry as hell. So angry that she didn’t find me and knee me in the nuts.
Lev shook his head in disgust and left me to it.
I couldn’t ask Mama how Luna was because Mama was in Augusta for the weekend.
I can’t get a hold of Luna. No surprise there.
I get to her place, and her housekeeper tells me she’s not home.
She also doesn’t know where she is.
I calleveryone, but only Nova picks up the phone.
“What?”
“Where’s Luna?’
“Why do you care?”
Okay, so she knows.
“Nova—”
“Since I have you on the phone and, maybe this way I won’t have to see your face on Monday, I want you to know that Luna’s taking a few days and won’t be around all of next week.”
She hangs up on me, and when I call again, I get voicemail.
She’s taking time off?The thought sends a cold rush through me.
She doesn’t do that. This is Luna. The toughest woman I know. She doesn’t disappear—she takes charge. She leads. She works when she’s sick, sad, furious. So, when she’s just gone, I know I have fucked up beyond measure.
I think about where she could be, and call Noah.
“Yeah.”
“She there?”
“Who’s calling you?” I hear Stella’s voice.
“Dom,” Noah says.
“You couldn’t lie?” I complain.
“To my wife?” he asks, incredulous. “Fuck no.”
Stella snatches the phone away from her husband. “You son of a bitch.”
“I’m coming over.”
“You wanna risk that?” she threatens.
“Yes.”
I don’t waste time and drive straight through to Stella and Noah’s place.
