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Ariel Beckham.

He hit Ramirez.

He hit him so much!

I can’t imagine what pain he feels from the injury. So raw. So…

I push the door of the store open and inside, Hannah is already there.

“What happened—” She is speaking until she sees me. My eyes go straight to Noah, who’s standing behind the counter. Aunt Teresa walks in behind me.

“Ariel, don’t even say anything. All this time, I thought I raised a gentleman. I didn’t know I raised a gangster capable of drawing blood.” She seethes, searching for something in the store. Last I heard from Noah, he was furious after what Isobel said to us. Is that where the anger comes from?

“Yeah, tell me the same thing Hannah has been saying.” He murmurs, opening the registers and counting cash.

“You are not even sorry?” I ask and there is a crack in my voice.

N……