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“ABSOLUTELY NOT.” Stefan crossed his arms.
“I promised Elena I would take her to Tivoli Gardens,” Penelope said. “I want to show her the places I loved as a child.”
Where she’d always felt safe and happy, she thought, but didn’t say it. They had only been back at the flat for half an hour, and already she was beginning to have second thoughts about this new professional arrangement with Stefan. “What’s the problem?”
“Awful lot of people there.”
“And none of them expect me to be there.” She folded her arms across her chest, mimicking his stubborn behavior. She looked out the window to a quiet, flower box-lined, cobble-stoned street below. A few people walked and others rode bikes, but everyone seemed to be minding their own business.
Now that Stefan was here, she didn’t feel as anxi
