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Chapter 1

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance

—Confucius

LANA

My mother was a Confucius woman when she needed some motivational words My father was an Einsteindown on him

Neither of the dead wise ht now Neither are my parents and all their words of wisdom

To be fair, they probably never would have condonedher inheritance, and using it to get soe on all the men who scarred me for life

Five o, my world was just fine—well, for me it was fine

Then Hadley showed up at my front door I never should have opened the door

“I’m Hadley Grace”

Her nah I’m not sure why

“Okay” I shrug, letting her know that name holds no importance

“Logan Bennett is my boss”

That’s…surprising “Shouldn’t you be in DC? Heard the Boogeyman dropped another body”

Her eyes light up in surprise, and she jerks her phone out fro

“I’llup a file

She thrusts it at hto come to life

“Actually, you make this quick,” she says flatly “Tell irl”

Myhow much she knows I knoithout a doubton the surface I’m the picture of composure I’ve prepared for this, just not to this extent and with soan

“You always so thoroughly invasive with a friend’s girlfriend, or a my tone cool and aloof

“You really want to play this off? Fine I’ll just call Logan Tell hi him like a fiddle”

“Feel free to call hiirl’s identity, that’s a false accusation But by all irl”

I start to shut the door, but she sla

Got her