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A few hours later, I was in the common room pretending to watch TV.
Some home makeover show that I couldn’t stand.
I didn’t look until I heard, “Mr.
Brooke?”
I turned.
Elliot stood there, pale, not polished at all.
He was holding the broken frame like it was evidence.
He walked straight to me and dropped into a crouch in front of my chair.
His expensive coat creased. His eyes were wild.
“Why,” he said, voice shaking, “was this in your house?”
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