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She held the phone tightly, thoughts racing...who was Lucian trying to cut out of his life? Could it be Uncle Sam he was trying to kill? After all, he’d already tried to kill her. Uncle Sam clearly didn’t support Lucian’s relationship with Ava...and neither did Harper herself. In fact, among the their entire families... The two of them were against it. So maybe Lucian decided to just get rid of them both and be done with it...

Her body started trembling again at the thought of Uncle Sam. No, no… he can’t be dead. Hands shaking uncontrollably, she quickly grab her phone and dialed Sam’s number.

She tried three times. The line rang, but no one picked up. It felt like someone had dropped a hammer on her chest.

Sobbing, she cried, “No, no… my Uncle is alive. I know he is. He won’t leave me. He’s alive. He would never abandon me. I’m sure of it…”