Could there really be sKind ot misunderstanding?
| knew I shouldn't ask-knew it would only pulldeeper into something | didn't want to deal with-but | couldn't
help myself. "What reason could he possibly have?"
Yara bit her lip. "I think it'd be better for him to explain once everything's settled."
Another one keepingin the dark.
felt a spike of frustration and stood up. "Miss Drago, enjoy the rest of your day."
| turned and walked upstairs, needing sair on the terrace. But as | passed Wayne's room, | noticed the door
was still wide open.
| sighed, about to close it when | noticed his cabdoor was half-open.
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While shutting it, | noticed a notebook hidden beneath sempty tie boxes.
Curiosity won out. | grabbed it and flipped it open..
It was a journal. And not a recent one-this one was almost ten years old, with entries scattered over the years.
The first page was from the day | joined the Johnston family. He'd written just one line: [There's a new little girl at
home. She's pretty cute.] The entries were sporadic-just short notes every so often. His feelings toward me, and
his resentment toward his parents for always favoring Jace, were clear
| kept flipping until | reached the last
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| frowned. What did that mean?
1 almost turned back a few pages when something madefreeze. | stared at the date on the last page.
Something didn't add up.
Wayne hadn't been abroad since
returning to Kehlmark So how could
this journal, witha die drom “month
aBorstilbShere in Houston? The
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But why? To check on his fish? That didn't make sense he'd never mentioned it.
| flipped back a few more pages. The
entry from three Mepis agoWwas'
briefs [The first Step is complete] The
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What was the first step? What was he working toward?