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“Are you sure?” Redmond asked

“I’m sure We’re family, after all” I flashed Cosima my best smile

She looked surprised “Family?”

“I guess you haven’t heard I’hter”

Cosima took a step back Her mouth opened and her jaorked but she didn’t make a sound for several seconds I smiled sweetly and let the revelation sink in

She gathered herself a moment later and waved at Chuck “It’s okay I’ll speak with her”

The soldier grunted “Like I get a fucking say,” he muttered and walked off

“Chika Go” Cosilared at my former employee

Chika ripped her eyes from me and stalked after Chuck

“Guess we’ll leave you to it then” Paled hiht over here, sweetie”

Reders than leavehim to the far end of the bean

I stepped forward, studying Cosiuess you’re my aunt”

“Are you really her daughter?” Cosima sounded distant and tired “I never knew Truth be told, I barely knew Maeve at all None of us did She kept the family at a distance”

“It’s true I didn’t want it to be for a long time, but it’s true My father was the head of the Servant family before he passed, and he had an affair with Maeve I’ression”

“I suppose he raised you then” She pursed her lips “That’s like Maeve Make a mistake and burden someone else with the end product”

I gri a burden”

She waved that off “You understand I truly didn’t know Maeve had a daughter I knew about the little boy, but—” She shrugged and s to kill my own kin this whole time”

“You killed Neil What’s one more matter?”

“Fair point But that boy wasn’t as innocent as he may have seen He was like the rest of us”

“What’s that?”

“A killer Cold-blooded and ruthless”