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Vincent’s eyes narrow as he takes in the full h He was treated with lasers after One rescued him, but they were not completely removed" Vincent’s expression falters and he frowns for a ht’ve never known him since ere separated ere two years old But I knew of him and I loved him I missed him too I’iven this all up to be his twin I’d even have joined him I would’ve been Six Point Five if ere allowed You should understand that, Harper Hoin feels about their sibling"
And this I can relate to I try and iine my life without Nick Nick, who protected htWhat kind of person would I be without Nick? "I’m sorry," I say "I bet that was hard"
"It was I don’t relish the fact that you’re mine and not his I don’t have any jealousy of him Why should I, Harper? Why should I be jealous of him? I look exactly like hience The saed, you have no idea He’s not safe to be around He’s unstable in every sense of the word He’s got no loyalties, Harper Don’t ful Because the Co him for more than a decade now He takes women in every job Befriends them Fucks them blind And then he kills everyone around the with you"
I can’t even breathe
"He used you, Harper He wanted that file you had to get even with your father for giving you to e his life forever He’s never forgiven theh he knew, if you fuck up a job, the only answer you’ll get fro in if he was captured he’d be left behind And One risked his life to save hi? Why not kill hio?"
"Because he’s efficient, Harper You don’t just train up a guy like Tet All twenty-eight years of his lifeassassin" Vincent leans over again, cupping my cheeks in his hands "I need you to understand this, Harp He’s not the person you think he is He’s , and deadly I can’t bla for it World leaders have fallen for it--"
Myas I re up his kills back in the desert Destabilized entire governments, he’d said Too enocide
He said it all right there He toldme now, only I never saw it clearly
"--so don’t think that you ever had a chance, Harper Because you didn’t He’s been planning this since that first year he went looking for you on your birthday"
"Planning what?" I ask, desperate to knohat’s really going on
"To use you, Harper He’s going to kill your entire fahteen