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"Sounds like you weren't impressed "

Bria shook her head "On the contrary, I was extremely impressed by her She was just as calm and cool as could be, no matter what I asked her And believeto rattle her The only tirace hen I mentioned that Kincaid wasn't dead Even then

, she wasn't scared ofshe was behind the attack on him More like pissed off - seriously pissed off As if Kincaid surviving her attack was some sort of personal affront to her But even that tiny bit of rage was there for just a split second before she sain and asked if anted another scone "

While Bria finished her breakfast, I showed her the file of inforiven to me and the one I'd found on her father's murder in Fletcher's office I washed the dishes while she read through the inforuest list of everyone who'd been there that night

"Creepy how much all her dead husbands look like Owen," my sister said

"You're telling me And that's not even the worst of it "

I sat down at the table across fro me the most I told my sister what both Owen and Eva had told me about their history with Kincaid and Salina, and how Eva had slipped into ed me to kill the water elemental for her

Bria was quiet for a few , before she raised her eyes toto do?"

I shrugged "I have no idea By all accounts, Salina is a dangerous eleic to hurt and kill people Then again, so am I But she's back in Ashland for a reason, at least according to Kincaid, and I' to find out what it is "

"And then"

I shrugged again "And then I still don't know "

Bria hesitated "I knoe don't always see eye to eye, especially when it couys, but if you need , you let me know Even if it's just to talk And if you feel like you have to take Salina out to protect Eva and Owen, then go ahead and do it, and I'll help you clean up the mess "

I reached over and squeezed her hand, grateful that she illing to ithBria for good because of my activities as the Spider, and it was nice that we seeth - for once

"I appreciate that Really, I do, but I have to ask why you're being so acco on this Usually you're the one who tells me to hold back and let the law take its course "

Bria stared at uys over the years, seen a lot of bad things Usually I can peg people pretty quickly How dangerous they are, the things they're capable of, what they'll do if you back them into a corner But Salinashe's different "