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The police would know about her

The police already did know about her This way, they’d knohere she was and that she no longer needed to be considered aperson

But the police would know about Ro to happen anyways Roiti if that’s the case And uess they’d learn about who I was if they didn’t already know because I wasn’t leaving her side

What Ro is that Marco decided to ith him after all

I—I haddown the stairs

One of Rouys came in “They’re here”

Rolanced around the room, and as it’d been talked about before, Abram, Jake, and Cavers all left the room, too They were here, they had met their boss above their boss, but they didn’t need the detective to see any more faces than as needed

We heard footsteps and a woman came in

She was dressed in a suit Slim Sharp face Sharp eyes, too And a whole no-nonsense vibe to her

She lingered on Roht to Ash

“Hello” She sat on a chair not far from Ash and took out a recorder “I’m Detective Maronzetti And your nalanced at us

Another detective had coht at hi us knoas there Not sli head with the sides still trying to keep what hair was there He also, which I found annoying, had smart eyes

I didn’t knoho Roman had asked to coet In my life, you kneould and ouldn’t Neither of these two did

“No”

Ash’s voice drew everyone’s attention back to her

The feeling in the roorew more somber

I did not want to hear what she was going to say, but it was because once I heard, then I’d knohat happened to her I couldn’t take it away I couldn’t kill anyone to make her feel better The only recourse, literally the only recourse, was this

“My name isn’t Ash, actually”

“I don’t want you by me, when I tell them”

“No”

“Raize” She sighed She sounded so tired “I have to do this on , but she’d been crying on and off since we left Montana “I can’t explain it I just can’t have you by me”

“I’otiable”

“The police will know you—”

“It’s you, Ash You!”

That was the conversation we had two days ago I hated it then I hated it even more now But, I was in the room

I was in the room