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“I guess so Emma doesn’t have any connections here Her family is all but dead I knoe can e her name She didn’t make any enemies; her name did”

“So … running away, changing your na afresh, that’s even possi

ble?” Tamsin asked

“Of course it is No one would knoho you were I can see the benefit of it” He’d never wanted to be away froerous They dealt with life and death every single day Most of the time, it was death There was always a chance someone would try to betray them

“I never really thought of it like that, you know, getting away Will you let her go?”

“That, I can’t tell you”

“You’d be selfish enough to keep her here where she doesn’t want to be?”

“She doesn’t know I’” He pulled on his jacket “So, out you go I’ot some homework to do”

She rolled her eyes “Good luck with your date I like Eood woman”

He winked at her, and Tamsin left the bedroom

Whistling to himself, he didn’t bother to say bye to his parents For the ti redecorated, but that wouldn’t last forever

Cli into his car, he made his way across town to Emma’s apartment, which she shared with her brothers The et out of his car before E on her apart could have happened

Noas pissed

“Why didn’t you wait for me inside your apartment?” he asked

“Why would I do that? My brothers are inside”