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"You must be confused, Ruby. Howard would be unable to do that...”

Evangeline was hardly able to complete that sentence. She remembers that Ruby’s accident was at the same time that Alec was hallucinated and willing to do anything to be with her.

"It’s him Evie... I’m sure.”

"Oh... I don’t... I don’t know what to say.”

Alec squeezes the car’s horn hard to get Evangeline’s attention again. He didn’t want her to get so involved with that boy again.

"I need to go." she says, interspersing her gaze between the car and the scared Ruby. "Stop thinking about these things. I’m sure you’re confused. Probably with the amount of punches you took...”

Ruby opens her mouth to answer, but Evangeline is quick to walk away. The boy is staring at the big black car to walk away, before entering the police station in a hurry.

"Rubens?" Mason is frightened by the sudden arrival of his nephew. “I did not know they were in town.”

"I saw who attacked me...”

"Who attacked you? Wasn’t it an