Winter Wonderland

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The declaration from Dexter sent a shockwave through Josie. While she had considered numerous ways to deal with Arnold, the finality of death had never been part of her contemplation. It felt too final, too extreme, and besides, there were unresolved matters concerning her father that needed addressing.

She quickly voiced her concerns, “No, no matter what direction this situation takes, we need to keep him alive. The issue with my father hasn’t been settled yet.”

Dexter’s response was cool and unyielding, “Your hope is admirable, but I can’t guarantee anything.”

His silhouette became more pronounced under the moonlight streaming through the window, giving his dark attire an ominous sheen.

prepared to exhaust every avenue,” he stated, though

footsteps and the turning of a lock from outside disrupted the moment. Josie’s

turned back, Arnold was leisurely making his entrance. “I was half expecting to find my room

posture relaxed. “You’ve really outdone yourself,” she remarked, “Winning over Lucas Yowell’s daughter. Is she aware that you have another side to you-that of

faltered before regaining its composure. “You

share of mingling with the elite. What did you expect?” Arnold mused, stepping further into the room. “In this world, you carve out your own identity. If I claim I’m Robyn, she has no choice but to accept that

there is an actual Robyn Mills out there. You’ve obscured him, usurping his identity,” she realized, understanding why Arnold’s integration

on the uptake. Discovering this only now doesn’t speak highly of your

thin air, her advice unheeded. She shook her head, a mixture of frustration and resignation in her gesture. “Step back, Arnold. Dexter has influential allies. I’ll talk to him, try to negotiate your sentence down to ten years, just like

“Why do you insist on me changing my ways? Do you think I’m like Dexter, capable of being swayed so easily? The path I’ve chosen is mine to follow, and it will undeniably be a better one

himself in comparison to Dexter, their lives a study in

hold of his wrist. “What if your chosen

“If that’s to be my fate, so

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