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He leaned closer, his eyes sparkling with intensity “Is she afraid of me?”

I let that one sink in before answering

“I think so, yes”

He smiled like that was the answer he wanted

“I want you to tell her to come out with me”

“Why the fuck would I do that?”

He stood up and brushed his hands against his pants like he had filth on thely bland No personal effects, no letters fro It’s like you have no past at all”

I opened hon to Penny’s I wondered how long he’d been in our freaking room and who the heck let him in

He was right—I had nothing personally identifiable I had the surface-level trappings of a life, like books, posters of favorite movies, and a few small Ninja Turtle statues that could’ve been froht fro

But nothing that would’ve passed any sort of scrutiny Fortunately, Penny wasn’t exactly the most paranoid person I’d ever met

Kaspar was dangerous, and he was clever

“I don’t knohat you’re talking about,” I said defiantly, tilting my chin up to stare in his eyes

His grin widened “I don’t knoho you are or what you’re playing at, and I truly don’t give a shit The Servant fa as you leave Penny alone, feel free to hang around and spy”

“I’ and I don’t knohat Penny’s family has to do with any of this”

“I’m sure you don’t” He drifted toward the door “Tell her to come out with me, little spy Otherwise, I’ll cut your throat and toss your body in the lake, and don’t think that’s an idle threat” He waved and left

I collapsed back onto

Thatmonster

He saw right throughwith me

But he didn’t realize why I was here He thought I was sent to spy on Penny—but he had no clue the extent of the plot against her

I was an assassin, not a spy

A killer, not a watcher

I’d have toto pull this off Kaspar’s scrutiny was getting too intense, and he was getting much too close to my real identity

Except the sa me hesitate now

I could strangle her tonight, drag her body into the quad, and leave her there, dis I could slam her head in the door until her brain leaked all over the floor