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“If this is about Beth,” my mother said, “you just spent the day with her.”
“It’s not Beth. Please. It’s not a big deal. I’ll be careful. No risks, I swear.”
“You’ve got an hour,” Dad said. “Just remember to watch your six.”
I still had the keys in my pocket as I headed back out.
Reen Adler. Behind the list. I hated to think it, but it made some sense. When it came to money, Reen didn’t make any secret of wanting to have more of it. If Heath was right, then I didn’t like it all.
Beth would hate to know one of her best friends had targeted her sisters. Hell, had even targeted her.
If it was true, how the hell was I going to tell her?
* * *
Beth
I pulledinto the parking lot and turned off the car. There had been no fight about me taking it this time, mostly because neither my mother nor Star were speaking to me. Which was fine by me because I wasn’t speaking to them.
It was just after five in the afternoon, and the sun was barely holding on. It was hard to believe Halloween was just around the corner. All the leaves on the trees were perfect shades of orange and yellow. I shivered a little thinking I hadn’t worn a warm enough coat.
That was always October in Haddonfield. It snuck up on you before you knew it was there.
Reen had sent the text to meet her in The Woods because she needed to tell me something in person and didn’t want to do it anywhere public.
She figured out who was behind the List and basically told me I wasn’t going to like it, which is why she needed to tell me in person.
“Reen?” I called out. “Are you here?”
She didn’t have a car obviously, but for her, the park was only a five-minute walk. I started toward the woods then stopped when I didn’t hear anything.
I did, however, feel a prickle of awareness on the back of my neck. This wasn’t right. Something wasn’t right.
“Hello, Beth.”
Startled, I turned around, my heart beating out of control until I realized it was Heath.
“Beth! No, don’t trust him!” I glanced over my shoulder and saw Reen coming out of the woods. She must have gotten here before me. She looked panicked, but that didn’t make any sense. Where was the threat?
Just then I saw Fitz’s car pull into the parking lot next to mine.
“Did you text Fitz, too?” I asked Reen.
She shook her head.
“I did,” Heath announced. “See, I’ve figured everything out.”
“Beth?” Fitz was getting out of his car. He didn’t look happy. “What are you doing here?”
“What did you figure out?” I asked Heath.
“Who’s behind the List. You’re not going to like it.”
“Don’t believe a word he says, Beth. You can’t trust him.”
Heath shook his head. “Poor sad little Irene. You just couldn’t help yourself could you. All that money just sitting there for the taking.”
“What are you saying? Fitz, what’s happening?”
