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“You can’t go after him, Jace,” Ronan said

I sighed Leave it to Ronan to knohat I’d been referring to “He killed my sister, Ronan”

“And he’ll pay for that, but you won’t be anywhere near him when it happens You’re one of the first people the cops will point the finger at”

“They won’t make the connection,” I insisted

“Yes, they will,” Mav said softly “We have a source orks for Interpol He’s confirmed that Petrov is already on their radar and that an arrest is imminent He’s also confirmed that a body was discovered in one of Petrov’s known duie’s description”

I felt h I’d believed what Silver had told ie die, a tiny part of

“You supplied DNA to the Berlin police, so they should have confirie within a couple of days If the tiently

I ot ties to the Kremlin We all knoon’t serve a day behind bars”

Mav and Ronan exchanged glances “We’ll be taking care of that But the police will connect Maggie’s death to Petrov You’ll be their first suspect if so happens The plan is to use them as your alibi”

“Who, the Berlin police?” I asked

“You’ll be at police headquarters in Berlin answering questions about your sister when Petrov is ter for the order,” Mav explained

“It’s the surest way to keep you with your fa Caleb and Willa, is it?” Ronan asked

I autoht

WhichTo giveher home, to keep my new family safe, to make sure I came back to them… it was a hefty ask, but I already knehat my ansas