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And on and on it went, with Eva crying and Kincaidplatitudes into her ear Not at all what I'd expected to find Then again, nothing about tonight was turning out like I'd thought it would
"What is that about?" I asked Sophia in a low voice, jerking my head at Kincaid and Eva
The dwarf shrugged So I turned to soive me some answers
"Violet," I said in a dark tone,sure she heard all my questions loud and clear in that one word
She sighed and ran a hand through her blond hair,it frizz out a little"
"I know this is going to ht now, I don't fucking care You either tell randfather and tell hi company with one of Ashland's most notorious crime lords Somehow, I don't think Warren will like that "
I ht have been one of the scariest folks in Ashland, but even I couldn't hold a candle to the force of nature that was Warren T Fox The old coot was just as tough as I was, and he wouldn't hesitate to give Violet a severe tongue-lashing for hanging out with Kincaid Maybe it was judguy when I was an assassinin my power to protect her, just like I had in the past when she'd been threatened And I'd do the sa to make of his sister's friendship with Kincaid - and the fact she'd witnessed such a brutal murder because of that association
Violet sighed again, knowing she was beaten "It was a fluke, really Eva and I were out shopping a couple of weeks ago over in Northtown, and we ran into Phillip "
Northtoas the uppity part of Ashland, where the yuppies and all the other folks with ic to spare lived The area was full of the developned to cater to folks with expensive tastes and help them spend as much of their money as quickly as possible
Violet drew in a breath "Anye'd finished shopping, and we'd decided to get coffee and dessert in this cafe Eva saw Phillip sitting by hio over to hi to talk to someone like him, but he actually s, long ti just sort of led to another - "
"Until we all wound up on the riverboat tonight," I finished
Violet nodded
I looked at Kincaid, as still , because her sobs had died down to faint sniffles
"How does Kincaid even know Eva to start with?"
"Eva's been sort ofvague on the details She just said that she knew hi on the streets "