Extraordinary World (Extraordinary Series Book 3) by Mary Frame

Author:Mary Frame [Frame, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-09T16:00:00+00:00

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The sun is descending into the ocean and the last of the beachgoers are packing up their things as I walk along the water, sandals in one hand and a world of trouble in the other.

Problem one. What do they really want with Paige? Based on what I overheard, they can’t do something without her. But what could they possibly need her for? She’s a thirteen-year-old girl for crying out loud.

My blood runs as cold as the Pacific water rushing between my toes.

There’s really only one thing they could need her for that badly. Before we bailed on the parents, I was working as a maid in this old millionaire’s house, casing the joint for antiquities to steal. But it wasn’t enough for the parents. They wanted me to seduce Wallace. When I refused, Mother made a comment about Paige.

I’m sure we could find a use for your sister.

I’d assumed they meant for the things they used to make me do. Petty theft, obtaining intel.

But then there had been that guy, that big-shot attorney the parents had entertained not too long ago. They’d made Paige serve the drinks the night he came over for dinner, which wasn’t normal procedure. If anything, they usually kept Paige away from people, out of school, only using her for cons where she could sneak around and not be seen. Had they wanted him to see Paige?

The thought makes bile churn in the back of my throat.

If that’s the case, they are in worse than I thought, going through the hassle of coming here to blackmail me.

What if this guy wants Paige, and they intend to give her to him?

But if that’s why they’re here, why didn’t they just take her and be done with it? They had her the night we tried to escape. Why not take her then?

Maybe this con is so they don’t have to hand her over. She’s always been their favorite. They aren’t exactly models of parenting, but they’ve always treated her better than they’ve treated me. In some way, shape or form, do they care about her enough to try and protect her from this? By having me run this con?

It makes a sick sort of sense.

Why else give in to my demands? Simply to keep me under their thumb until they can find a way to set me up and take the fall for things they’ve done?

And why is Mother seemingly helping me? She’s the reason I have a few more days. Is it part of their plan? Do they also need a few days to set up a frame against me? And the way she called attention to the safe . . . it might be a trap, but I can’t help but be curious. What do they keep in there?

What I need is to cast suspicion on them. Once the local authorities have a reason to investigate, they’ll start digging for sure, egged on with help from the local psychic. It shouldn’t take much for the parents to fall.

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