“Margo, this is not something we can discuss right now.” Holt’s voice brooked no argument, but Margo was sick of being kept in the dark like a mushroom.
She gave him a bright smile that held no surrender whatsoever. “That’s unfortunate, because I’m involved, and so are half the people I love.” Margo let her gaze drift deliberately over the truck and then back to him. “Also, I already know enough to make the entire town lose its mind if I start talking.”
“Margo.” June sighed softly. “Don’t be like this.”
“No.” Margo lifted one hand. “No, I’m serious. I’m done being told there are things I can’t know while everyone keeps nearly dying around me.”
Harvey looked faintly impressed that she was going toe to toe with the foreboding Director Dillinger.
Holt stared at her for two silent seconds that seemed more like an hour.
“Fine. We’re going to get everyone together and discuss this with the group.”
Margo’s victory was immediate and deeply satisfying. “When?” She held his stare.
“As soon as we can get everyone in one place.” Holt didn’t flinch or change his stance.
“I can do that. Get everyone together for you.” She straightened at once. “Who do you want? Me, Rad, you, June, Willa, Ace…”
“We’re not sure about Ace…” Holt began.
“Yet,” June corrected. “We’re not sure about Ace yet, and we have our reasons.”
“I know Ace. I grew up with him, and he’s a good guy.” Margo’s eyes narrowed. “Are you going to elaborate on those reasons for not wanting to include Ace?”
“No,” Holt said in a tone that shut the door firmly on that line of questioning.
“And me,” Harvey put in, waving a hand. “I’ve got a stake in this too.”
“And Harvey,” June said, smiling warmly at him. “We need Harvey, because he’s been very helpful with the accidents.”
Harvey’s brow furrowed. “Is Ace on the maybe list because he’s casually dating Sienna?”
“What has Sienna got to do with this?” Margo blinked and glanced at June and Holt.
“We’ll discuss it at the meeting,” Holt said.
Margo’s thoughts tumbled over each other as she tried to figure out why Ace having a relationship with Sienna would relegate him to the maybe list.
Something nagged at the back of her mind as her brain ticked over, and then it hit. A flash of a day at the beach when Ace and Sienna had made a rare public appearance together. Then she remembered why their fun in the sun had ended so abruptly, thanks to Sienna, and that was where Margo had seen the…
“This is because of the bracelet, isn’t it?” Her eyes widened. “How could I have missed it? Sienna wore it a few weeks ago.” The memory rose with uncomfortable clarity. “We were all at the beach. It came off while we were playing volleyball.”
“Rad said the same thing,” Holt told her.
“You think Sienna is involved with everything going on?” Margo stared at him. “She could’ve dropped that bracelet at any time in my kitchen. She’s always barging in there to moan about something.”
“What bracelet?” Harvey asked.
“A white gold one,” Margo explained. “It’s delicate and looks antique.”
“Oh, I know that one.” Harvey nodded. “She’s not supposed to wear it, but she sneaks it out whenever her mother is not home.”
“Sneaks it out?” Holt frowned. “Why doesn’t her mother want her to wear it?”
“It’s a family heirloom,” Harvey told them, and the stiffening of Holt’s shoulders didn’t go unnoticed by Margo.
“Really?” Holt’s eyes narrowed on Harvey. “On her mother’s side or her father’s?”
