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table, making
her way to the kitchen to get the cat food.
    Noticing Gage was still standing with the door open, she
motioned for him to come in. As he pulled the door shut, she realized it was
the first time she and Gage had been alone together in at least five years.
    The kids who lived at Tremain went to school on the
estate and typically hung out together. Gage did his own thing for a few years
and didn’t hang around anyone but Matt. Addy still tried to be his friend for a
while, but he pretty much ignored her. She eventually gave up on him. They were
around the same group of friends all the time now that they were older, but
only occasionally spoke to each other.
    Addy fed Moose, who was acting as if he was about to
faint from hunger, even though his bowl was still half-full. Looking around, she
was really glad she’d cleaned her place the day before. Kim and Matt were
usually the only people she had over, so cleaning wasn’t ever a real priority
and the mess had gotten pretty out of control.
    Gage stepped a little further inside and looked
around. “Nice place.”
    All of the villas had exactly the same layout. The
only thing different about hers was that she had a couple of extra windows
because it was located on the end. The inside of each was painted the same
antique white color with light hardwood floors. They were even furnished with
the same beige living room couches, chairs, and wood dining room tables. Addy
brought all of her own furniture from her room in the main house so at least her
bedroom was decorated exactly how she wanted.
    “Yeah, real unique. So are you planning on moving out
of the main house?” She put the cat’s food away and gave him fresh water.
    Gage sat down on her sofa, picking up her box of video
games and flipping through them. “I’m not sure, I mean I’d like to, but your
grandfather likes to keep me around.”
    Being close to the Overseer came with a ton of responsibilities
and Fate always had something he needed Gage for. She typically heard his name
mentioned in their meetings. Addy wondered if he’d work for her if she became the
Overseer.
    Gage pointed at Moose. “You finally got a cat, huh?”
    “Yep, last year when Fate finally let me move out of
the main house I adopted from the animal shelter.”
    “How’s this one?” He held up a first person shooter
game that came out a few weeks earlier.
    “Amazing, I finished the campaign in like the first
two days. Matt and I were playing online but Kim was getting pissed about it.”
    Gage raised his eyebrows. “Huh, I might have to snag
it for a few days.”
    “Take it. I picked up two new games before we moved
and I haven’t opened either yet.”
    Moose made his way over to Gage and began sniffing at
his shoes.
    “I’ll be right back,” she said and headed to her room.
    Addy stripped off her suntan lotion covered clothes
and searched for something to put on. The selection was terrible and she had to
settle for a dark gray tank top and more cut off jean shorts. She decided to
skip the sandals—she discovered earlier that she hated wearing shoes in the
sand.
    Tossing her sunglasses on her dresser, she grabbed a
brush and painfully pulled it through the knots in her thick hair. It had grown
down to her elbows, which was longer than she liked it. She hoped since they were
living somewhere nice she’d be able to go to a real salon and get it cut,
rather than Stubbs trimming it.
    Grabbing a few hairpins from her drawer, she pulled it
up into a half twist and smoothed the loose pieces behind her ears. Looking in
the mirror while she put on some lip gloss, she could see a slight tan already
and was glad she hadn’t burned after being in the sun most of the day.
    Gage was down on the floor rubbing Moose’s belly when
she walked out of her bedroom. The cat was pretending he was starved for
attention, as well as food.
    She leaned against her door frame watching.
    “He’s got you caught in his trap,” she said.