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CHAPTER TWELVE Two nights later, Caleb arrived at his grandmother’s estate for her party. He handed his keys to a parking valet. Based on the number of cars, she’d gone all out despite it being a Monday. But he wasn’t surprised. When Gertie Fairchild issued an invitation, few sent regrets because she served top-shelf liquor, delicious catered food, and the society pages took notice, making her parties the place to be seen. Inside the house, Caleb greeted people he’d known his entire life and made his way to the backyard. Leave it to Grams to pull together an impromptu gathering for two hundred of her closest friends in honor of Snowy winning Best in Show. On the patio, a DJ spun music. Bartenders fixed drinks. Uniformed servers carried trays of delicious-smelling appetizers. He searche