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“How did you know that I put honey mustard on my burgers?”
I froze, realizing I had given myself away. Her narrowed eyes told me that she had caught on to me too.
“Now that I think of it, how did you know my bra size, my panty size?” She lowered her voice as she asked me these questions.
I didn’t say a word as she started to piece everything together. “Now that I think of it, you knew my name. You said it several times. I never gave you, my name.”
I slowly leaned forward knowing that I should tell her the truth. Keeping it from her wasn’t going to help the situation.
“I don’t think this is the time or place…”
“Fuck that,” she hissed. “Tell me what you know.”
"I know everything about you, Catalina."
She sat back, dropping her fork onto the table. "How?" Her question held a lot of weight behind it.
"I've been watching you for months," I admitted.
"You've been stalking me," she clarified, and I shrugged.
"Call it what you will. I had a job to do, and I did it."
Catalina's expression turned to one of horror as she recalled the night when I killed the Scorpion assassin. "That man...you killed that man that night."
"He was going to kill you if I hadn't been there," I replied firmly.
"So that gave you the right to break into my home?" she asked.
"That gave me the right to save your life!" I raised my voice, catching the attention of other patrons in the restaurant.
"Did…did you ever break into my home again?"
There was a long pause before she slammed her hand on the table, causing the coffee mugs to rattle. "Answer me!" she demanded angrily.
"I've done a lot more than break in, Sweetheart," I replied.
"Like what?" She stared at me with wide eyes.
I leaned forward, cradling my beer in my hands as I played with the label. "Trust me, you don't want to know."
"I want to know everything."
"You really don't want to know this."
"Tell me everything."
I looked up and met her sweet, innocent gaze. "Riddick didn't want you near Abigail."
"I already know that," she sighed.
I raised an eyebrow and she gave a small pout. "Don't look at me like that. Abigail and I don't keep secrets."
I nodded. "Go figure. Well, then you must know that the Royal Bastards are not your father's good friends. On the contrary, he got a good man killed, which means he's on our radar as well. But then again, El Colectivo is our enemy, and the enemy of our enemy is our friend."
She frowned. "My father was your target."
"That's right. I was supposed to let Jameson know if he ever showed up. The only way to do that was to stay close to someone he cared for, and that was you, baby girl."
