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'Svana'

Nothing

This resource was too valuable to ignore; there had to be so on there she could use Claire just needed to think She needed to slow her er tapped the screen, spelling the name of the only criminal Claire knew The COM flashed, beautiful chocolate eyes staring back at her

Claire knew the contele of it Even though it had been years, Claire still kne she s nearer the screen, the Oa almost smiled

The next hour was spent absorbing every single detail the data cube contained on one repeat felon Maryanne Cauley had alary, arson… her file was one fro Her file just stopped—no record of further incarceration, no address, no date of death She had just disappeared

If Claire had not knohat had been done with Shepherd'scoincidence

She did not knohat ers typed out one final name: 'Claire O'Donnell'

It only took a istration If Maryanne Cauley still lived, Claire knehere she'd gone to groundCorday had come back to find his apartment cold and ea resting on the couch Corday had hated leaving her, but she had sworn so faithfully, ad that she could hardly walk on her feet, that he had believed her

Claire had fooled hiain

There was a note:

Dear Corday,

I can't live a lie and stay hidden Not the way things are noant you to know that no matter what happens, I chose – fully aware of the consequences

Love,

Claire

She had signed 'love' but there was no apology He knehere he stood and the position was painful and deeply upsetting Knowing her obsession with the Oa situation, Corday folded up the letter and shoved it in his pocket Zipping up his jacket, he went right out onto the causeways and fought through the snohere Brigadier Dane secretly sheltered the leader of the resistance

Banging on the door, Corday refused to let up until the woman answered

Dane glared "You shouldn't be here"