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I tried to stifle a groan but only ed to stifle a part of it “I didn’t vanish Okay, I did vanish, but I had a daood reason, which I’m happy to talk about To Olive” It wasn’t my smartestand nonstop thinking and this back and forth didn’t produce anything useful “Olive, can we talk?” My feet were on the move toward her office and I could hear the click-clack of heels right behind me “Olive… damn”

“She’s not here,” Eva said, a satisfied smile in her voice

“Obviously” I took a deep breath and turned to face my temporary nemeses “Where is she?”

Sophie threw her head back and laughed “Isn’t that so you should know?”

“Yeah,” I nodded “But I don’t because I fucked up so, please, for the love of fucking Texas, tell me where she is!”

Eva and Sophie looked at each other and then burst out laughing “For the love of fucking Texas,” Eva h

“Where is she?” Sophie took her turn and they both cackled like wild hyenas as I swept Olive’s office It looked as if she hadn’t been in at all, or

“Is Olive all right? Why isn’t she here?” I was starting to worry even though, deep down, I knew they wouldn’t givewith Olive, but ht?”

When I turned back to the wolad you’ve removed your head fro about Olive?”

This was it—the moment of truth I sucked in a deep breath and let it out slowly, prepared to bare at least a part ofwell Really well, and I started to freak out I didn’t knohat it onna turn to shit, so I had to get away I had to sort et from me

Two sets of eyes—one big brown pair and the other an icy gray color—stared atto each other and having a silent conversation about whether or not I could be trusted

Sophie nodded

Eva nodded

They both turned back to me and Eva spoke first “She had a doctor’s appointment today, which I’m pretty sure you knew about”

“Shit” I did know, but I’d forgotten “I can’t believe I forgot”

Sophie’s sweet sot in my face It didn’t matter that she was at least a foot shorter than aze darkened and filled with venom When she spoke, her voice was calain, Liam, SEAL or not, they will only find tiny, unimportant pieces of you”