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"Did you find anything interesting on Facebook?"

His face darkened "Nothing good"

I layered a slice of apple with a piece of cheese "More people disappearing?"

He nodded "There could be a number of reasons for it, but I think it best that we assu for us"

"Huh" The apple in ood "And how uess it could be worse" I sed "Seven highly trained assassins out looking for us is better than twenty highly trained assassins out looking for us"

"I’m more concerned with the disappearance of my sources" He leaned back on the sofa and put his feet on the table For so shoes or socks You’d think that assassins were always fully dressed, ready for a fight

I forcedabout "That wouldyour resources"

"Yes" He ran a hand over his face "I trust very few people and none of them have access to all of ether" I picked up another slice of apple and looked at it "Or so tabs on you"

"That would be nearly i is certain They aren’t just after you, love We’re in this together"

"Have you heard back from your handler?" I kneas a common expression, but I always felt a thrill when he called me ‘love’

"No" He didn’t elaborate and I didn’t push for an explanation I could sense that careful boundary of his just behind the scenes

The rest of the night followed the same pattern He checked email, watched the news, surfed the nets, and I readthe end, I slowed down, trying to savor the ending I put the book down and stocked the fireplace so we could stay warht

I curled up inthe bark The couch seemed to mold to ainst the arht, but it’s more likely that he wouldn’t even think I used it" He looked away from me "He doesn’t knon it"

I wanted to ask him why I wanted to knohy this particular place was a little more important than the others The answer danced just out of reach, but I couldn’t figure it out My eyes were too heavy to keep open, my mind too tired to search the maze of Owen’s mind I fell asleep in low of the fire