Chapter 147

Everly POV

Another Four weeks later. “Keep your eyes closed,” Valen said as I walked blindly with my hands out in front of me when I heard Macey and Zoe’s voices. 

“Is that Zoe and Macey?” I gasped, trying to lift Valen’s blindfold over my eyes. He slaps my hand away, and I reach out blindly before slapping someone.

 “Ouch! That you Everly?” Macey asks. Valen blindfolded me before we left and refused to tell me where he was taking me. 

“Oops, sorry,” I tell her. 

“Wait, are you blindfolded too?” I ask her.

“Yeah, and Tatum sucks with directions. I tripped over the gutter back there,” Macey growls.

” My bloody knee is killing,” she growls. “Kids slow down and away from the paint; it’s still wet!” Marcus screeches just as the sound of their voices reach my ears. A hand grips my arm. 

“Glad I’m not the only blind one around. I was becoming paranoid he walking me off a cliff,” Zoe says, and I know it, her hand on my arm. It slides down to grip my hand and gives me a squeeze just as my hand finds Macey’s.

“Those pricks conspired against us!” Macey hisses. Though with them here, I had a good idea of where I was, which was surprising. Valen said the Hotel wouldn’t be ready.

He had every excuse to keep us away from this place, from a gas leak to plumbing issues and electrical faults. “I swear if they have ruined our hotel?” Zoe hisses, and I chuckle, knowing there would be blood.

laughs behind me. “Okay, can we take these off? We figured out

and step up onto the wall,” Valen says. “Wall?” I ask, shuffling my feet, not wanting to trip. “Shouldn’t be an issue for

Tatum snickers, and she growls. “Language, you brute! Or I will jam

I know it’s

to lift ya legs high enough,” Marcus

grips my hips, placing

yet, I wobbled, holding my balance, FRYCM? NL felt the

bed beneath you,”

all remove them now,” Marcus calls, and I rip mine off at the same time the girls do. I untangle

was restored to its former glory, but that wasn’t

a huge statue. Zoe cups her hands

used, but instead of the

Retreat’ Beneath her was a statue of Macey, Me,

on a pile of

I knew they represented Taylor,

her arm sliding around my waist as she rests her head on my shoulder, and Zoe does the

whispered as I stared up at the women who inspired us all. Valarie would have loved it, and I knew she would be watching. Knew we made her proud because I was proud of what

Something that made all

she

magnificent, and no wonder Valen was putting it off for

included, and I read the tiny little

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