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Nothing happened today…but one dayone day soon, I’d close the chapter on that little broken girl in the snow and never look back Until then, I had this family to face…

And now, five more days

ETHAN

I sat back in e froh there was no sound, I understood well enough not to see more

“Where are her sisters now?” I asked, looking up to one of the h the slicked haired, broad-faced n of my office

“Italo took thee off They’ll be all right…by the way, is this real?” he questioned, pointing to a painting of The Fall of Icarus that hung on the wall above the door across from my desk

I didn’t answer, as I waited for him to turn back around

“Of course, it would be real How could it not be?” He snickered, putting his hands into his pockets as he finally focused his attention back on me “Calli would have replaced it by now if it was a fake”

My eyes narrowed at how he said her name

“You have three options, Mrs Callahan, boss, or ma’am”

He pretended to think about it and nodded “And for you?”

“Same address, different pronoun”

“I’ll let the other boys know, sir,” he replied “Anything else you need?”

“Yes What grounds your loyalty?”

His eyebrow rose “What?”