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Taking a deep breath, | stopped fighting and wrapped my arms around Astrid, holding her just as tight.
“Astrid, it's been a long time,” | said softly. “I've missed you.’
Everyone around us went still. Adrian’s eyes turned cold, his brow furrowed. Rachel stared in disbelief. The only
sounds were the wind through the trees and the medical team working on Blake's leg.
“Audrey, this is amazing!” Astrid cried, squeezingtighter. “You're really alive!”
| let her holda moment longer before gently breaking free.”That’s enough crying. Let's talk when you calm
down.”
Looking at her tear-streaked face, | couldn't help smiling. “You're still so impulsive.”
Astrid tried to speak but got so emotional a bubble formed at her nose. | laughed at the sight, and after a second
of surprise, she joined in.
“What are you laughing at? This is your fault!” She swatted my shoulder. “I'm a big-deal model now, and look at
me! You owe me!”
| caught her hand, feeling lighter than | had in months. “Fine, fine, it’s my fault.”
“First thing you do after all this tis hit me?” | asked, pretending to be offended.
Her face softened as she huggedagain. “I've missed you so damn much.”
“I've missed you too,” | said honestly. “Seeing you makesso happy.”
We turned to face everyone, still holding hands. “I'll explain how | survived later.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Okay.” Astrid nodded, trying to compose herself.
She looked at Rachel, still beaming. “No wonder you said I'd understand why you gave Snow to her once | met
Mrs. Knox.
She squeezed my hand. “You knew Audrey was alive this whole time. If you'd told me, | would've been here days
ago.”
Rachel's lips tightened as she stared at me. “Mrs. Knox, this isn’t funny.”
“What isn’t?” | asked.
“You tell me,” Rachel said coldly. “This friend of mine was devastated when Audrey died. Of course she can't tell
the difference
between you two.”
She stepped forward. “That doesn’t give you the right to pretend you're Audrey and mess with her emotions.
Astrid’s feelings are genuine. Have you thought about how crushed she’ll be when she finds out you're not really
Audrey?”
Astrid just stared at Rachel. “Rachel, what the hell are you talking about?”
Rachel frowned and moved between us, pulling our hands apart. “Astrid, she’s fooling you! She’s not Audrey at
all. She just looks like
her.”
| stared at Rachel, something cold settling in my chest.
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This woman - once someone | would've died for was looking atlike | was a stranger. Like | was the villain
here. After everything we'd been through together.
I'd literally just admitted who | was. Astrid believedinstantly. Why was Rachel fighting this so hard? Did she
really not believe me, or did she just not want to?
“My wife doesn’t owe anyone an apology.” Adrian stepped up beside me, hand landing on my shoulder.
“Funny how this works,” he said. “You've all been hounding her, insisting she’s Audrey Sinclair. You even dragged
her friend here to
test her.”
He gestured toward Astrid. “Let's be real you didn’t cfor the cat. You wanted Audrey's bestie to ID her.”
“So now she says what you wanted to hear, and suddenly she’s the bad guy? Make up your minds.”
“Mr. Knox, you're misunderstanding - “Rachel started.
“We're done here.” Adrian cut her off, nodding toward Blake on the stretcher. “Parker saved my wife tonight. The
Knox family won't forget that.”
“We'll settle that debt through our companies.”
He turned to me. “Let’s go.”
| nodded, too drained to argue.
As we turned away, | caught Astrid’s eye and gave her a quick blink.
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