Ever enigmatic, Maverick responded, “I’m still away but will return soon.


    ”


    Ste stared at the message, lost in thought.


    There were unresolved matters between her and Maverick that couldn’t be ignored.


    She’d been waiting for a proper conversation with him to either finalize or continue their impulsive marriage.


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    After pondering for a bit, she drifted into a peaceful sleep.


    She slept soundly andfortably that night.


    The next morning, she caught the first bus to Bysea.


    Wanting to surprise Clint, she hadn’t informed him of her ns.


    As her taxi approached his home, she noticed unfamiliar men loitering nearby.


    When she recalled an unsettling event from two days prior, anxiety crept in.


    The taxi halted at the vi’s entrance.


    While retrieving her luggage, Ste surveyed the area warily.


    The men remained in ce, seemingly unafraid.


    Gripping her suitcase, Ste hurried into the vi.


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    Clint was in the yard, engrossed in a book.


    He looked up, startled by her sudden entrance.


    Setting aside his book, he stood up.


    “Ste, when did you get back?


    Why didn’t you let me know so I could arrange for someone to pick you up?”


    Ste had no time for pleasantries.


    She grabbed Clint’s arm, saying urgently, “Grandpa,e with me.


    Now.


    ”


    “Where are we going?” Clint recalled Ste’s earlier ns.


    “Are you taking me to Seamarsh? I’m perfectly fine here, and—”


    She cut him off and whispered, “Grandpa, there are suspicious men outside.


    Trust me; we need to leave.


    ”