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I stare him in the eyes and do not flinch I don’t deny or confir until I’iven a phone and then I call my dad and tell him I need Ronin Ronin, the liar Ronin, the one who talks for all the Teaet in trouble Ronin That’s the only naht now

"They call him Santino down in Central America But here in the US, they call him Holy Boy He’s white with blonde hair--but so s"

"Very interesting But what’s this have to do withrule

"That’s what I’ure out, Miss Cherlin If that’s who you are, it makes a lot rins at me and flashes a diht Not quite blond, but not quite brown, either He’s handso I’m easily distracted by a pretty face

"I don’t have time for this I don’t know that man--"

"He knows you, Miss Aston He knows you very well Because he’s sent more than two dozen people here to find you while you’ve been digging down in Peru this summer"

"What?"

"Did you two have some unfinished business? Before you took on this new identity?" I can’t breathe "Or soreement to meet up in the future?"

I shake ave myself away I lean on the desk and bow ent Jax places his hand on mine

"Miss Aston, I’m not here to arrest you or pry into your past I understand your fear right now, I do Better thanfor you, you should understand… he’s probably planning on kidnapping you"

"What?"

"We’ve intercepted several of these men he’s sent to look for you Three of them confessed to this plot Now I don’t expect you to tell me much Just yes or no Is this man, the one they call Santino, Nicholas Tate?"

I nod "That’s hinize him anywhere But I haven’t seen hi about this stuff I was in Peru, not Central America--"

"You‘re not under suspicion, Miss Aston"

"Then why did you ask me here?"

"We don’t want to arrest you, Sasha We want to recruit you"

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