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Come can be a noun and a verb too, but--I have a private chuckle--the only noun it can be is se"

"What did Nick say?"

I eye him suspiciously "You knohat he said You practically told his"

"I told him to call you That I orried about Tet’s influence And I had every right to be worried, because yesterday, just before you called hi up a cabin they were in"

I look away "What?" He ith Nick? "Why would he do that?"

"He doesn’t need a reason why, Harper He’s a cold-blooded killer"

We’re all cold out here

"--he’s insane He’s got soo and he’s acting it out He failed his last psych evaluation After he killed his brother, he failed his psych exam They had a hit out on him--"

"What?"

"Yeah They had a hit out on hiot cold feet If she had done her job--"

She?

"--ouldn’t all be so fucking paranoid right now"

"The Cohs "That’s your question? After what I just told you? That’s your question?"

"Who is this assassin?"

"Me," a soft voice replies fro woe asand her eyes are a brilliant green "I’m the assassin sent to kill James"

"And who are you?" I ask, my irritation clear

"Vincent’s sister"

I look at Vincent "She’s Ja sister? The one he thinks was kidnapped?"

Vincent sighs, his head shaking slightly Like he’s tried of explaining things toto explain the things Ja me "Harper, may I introduce my sister, Nicola This is Harper Tate"

"Pleased," she says in a snooty way that makes me want to punch her in the face "Tet knohere I a up We spent a few holidays together after I was… sent away And I spent my first six years as his sister instead of Vincent’s But unfortunately, Tet’s memory--" She replaces her words with a look of sadness and a slight shake of her head "His memory is so muddled these days, he has no idea what’s up or down"