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“You know she is.”
Smiling smugly, she finishes off the Scotch and sets the empty glass down. “You can thank me anytime now, you know.”
Regarding her closely, I give her what she wants. “Thanks.”
“Gee, the sincerity of that has left me reeling,” she snickers. “You can thank me properly by naming your first daughter after me.”
“What if we have all sons?”
“Aha! So you are thinking long term with this woman. I knew it! I knew she was perfect.”
“You don’t need to be so smug. Any idea why Dante showed up at my door?”
Her face goes serious. “I may have scattered some breadcrumbs. This feud has gone on long enough.”
“Breadcrumbs? You left an entire bakery. Sebastian Christchurch was not welcome here.”
“He isn’t here now, though, is he?”
“No, I sent him on a… I don’t even know what the fuck it’s called.”
“Mission?”
“If you like.”
“Have you cleared that fog from your life?”
“In a manner of speaking. I doubt this is the end of it. It was all too easy, too smooth.”
“Well, I guess time will tell.”
“Guess so.”
“Does Isla know anything about anything?” Sophia looks away as she says this, clearly fishing for info.
“No.”
“So what did you tell her about the guns and whatever else?”
“She thinks I’m a spy.”
Sophia considers that and nods approvingly. “I can see that, and it’s good that she has expressed this opinion to you so you can keep up the ruse.”
“I’m not going to keep up the ruse. I’m telling her.”
Sophia’s head snaps to the side as she glares at me. “What? You can’t be serious? You’ve known her for five minutes, and you’re already considering spilling secrets? Have you gone mad being cooped up here all these years?”
“No, quite sane, but thank you.” My sarcasm is lost on her. She is fuming and with every right. But at the same time, she doesn’t get to dictate to me who I tell.
“Gideon,” she hisses. “Think about this.”
“I have.”
“You will be putting her in immeasurable danger. What are you doing right now?”
“Thinking long term, and I don’t want to lie to her.”
Sophia rises and strides angrily across the room towards me. “This is insane! You cannot tell her about Solitaire, Gideon. And you cannot tell me you’re telling her! You’ve lost your damn mind!”
