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Luci found the days both too short and too long, but the nights were pure hell. She’d close her eyes and see Delaney fall. See Mickey’s face as he turned and walked out of her life. It seemed a heavy price to pay for setting her face against family tradition. The only bright spot was her dad, and her aunts seemed determined to mess that up. He’d show up at the door and they’d circle her like wagons until she finally put her foot down.
“What is with you? Do you think I don’t know he’s my father? Because I do! And I’d like to spend some time with him!”
They looked at her with pale sad eyes and heaved heart-wrenching sighs. Since her heart was wrenched because of Delaney, it wasn’t too pleasant.
“Don’t you like him? What?”
Miss Weena and Miss Hermi nudged Miss Theo who cleared her thr
