7 Star Takes a Stand A polite knock at the front door surprised me. I’d just left my room and rejoined Michael in the kitchen. He’d been busy emailing what local cupids he could—the ones who weren’t still partying—to ask them if they knew anything about Michelle, Lisa, or Katarina. He’d been convinced there was a love connection in this case, and it was looking like he was right. I hurried to the door, wondering who could possibly be stopping by. Alex would knock and let himself in. Also, I knew his knock, and it was much more assertive, if a knock could be assertive. Bradley would never dream of stopping by unannounced. But now that I thought about it, I should have heard from him by now. I opened the door to find Star, aka She Who Does Not Return Phone Calls, standing outside. At

