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His —even this, billions of dollars stolen fro short of blood would be enough

I always kneas going to have to kill the people I loved I had waited all my life for this, but I also ca off ht ray eyes now stared back at h

Hesitation eakness

If this were the oldsince pulled the trigger “You grew a heart, and it has made you weak, Calliope,” I whispered

Gripping the doorknob for a er, I had to take a breath and put theinto the hall

For a little bit longer, I just wanted to have everything And yet in the back of ently, “Qui totu

“Papa!” Her voice was so loud that even though I o floors up and behind glass s, I could still hear her

Moving to theoverlooking the courtyard, I could see it was nearly pitch-black outside, the only lights now coi’s brown hair floating all around her, and standing poolside, looking very concerned, was Evelyn I had asked her to watch Gigi while I went to Ethan, and soo swi in the pool outside—it inter There was an indoor pool she could have gone to, wasn’t there?

That water better be heated, I thought as I watched Ethan come into view

Gigi swa to her I disliked not hearing what they were saying, so o out to the

“You most definitely can’t be an assassin if I can sneak up on you,” Wyatt said as I aze His eyes weren’t as sharp as Ethan’s They had a hint of brown in them, while Ethan’s were pure emerald

I forced a smile and nodded “I told you I wasn’t, but you all seemed so sure of yourselves”

“Papa!” Gigi’s voice captured ain

When I looked out, I saw that instead of bringing her inside, Ethan had joined her in the water He was still dressed in his button-down shirt and trousers, both of which now clung to hii splashed water back at him only for hihter as she tried to say He ducked beneath the water, swiht under her feet to tickle her I couldn’t help but smile

“I’ve never seen hiht I had, but apparently, I rong Because this Ethan…he’s new tocould have been if you hadn’t kept her away fro”