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Chapter 9 I OPENED THE DOOR WITHOUT asking who was there. I assumed it had to be Joelle. Boy, was I ever wrong. “Poppy!” Rajan said. “I've been knocking forever.” Flustered, I wrapped my robe tighter around my n***d body. “Sorry. I didn't know it was you.” “Can I come in?” he asked. He must have assumed the answer would be yes, because he took a step forward. I blocked his path. “Do you have to? It's late.” “It's eight o'clock,” he laughed. “Oh. Well, it feels late. Anyway, I'm tired. I was just getting ready for bed.” “Please,” he begged, folding his hands into prayer position. “There's something I need to tell you, Poppy. I was trying to get the words out today after work, but then that lady showed up at your door, and—who was she, anyway?” “Joelle,” I answered, wit