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Chapter 1

Mia

When you’re a hter, someone alants to kill you It’s a fact Look it up There’s a bounty on your head the day you’re born Sad, but true Can’t a girl just watch Netflix without her father’s ne a sneak attack? Is that too much to ask?

“You can’t change yourher dark brows along with her voice “Bishop will be here tonight to kidnap you”

“How can you be so sure?” We’ve been friends since she came to work for my family as a housekeeper, so I trust her, but I don’t know about this plan any for the elusive Bishop Blackstone for years

“Solass s of my skyrise condo on the Upper East Side, “but I can’t say who”

“Right, ok” I rush across the hardwoods intoa few last-minute personal items “Wouldn’t it be easier to just let my father deal with this?” I pokecare of it, I’m sure”

Bishop isn’t io DeWinter runs the largest crime outfit in New York City

“We went over this already,” Sophia says, resting her shoulder against the doorfraany armoire in the roo, so Bishop suspects nothing He’s mine to kill”

I spin around and stare at her “What if he kills you right here in my bed?” It’s a fair question If Bishop hurt Sophia, I would never forgive myself

“Don’t worry aboutwill be ok” Sophia crosses to where I’ beneath the into my eyes “I need you to stick with the plan Don’t panic You’re going to leave, acting like me In my clothes”

“Ok, got it No panic” It’s a good thing Sophia and I look alike Long brown hair, brown eyes But, if anyone looked closely enough, they’d know The security firm my father hired to protect me sits just outside uards and ain, what if Bishop kills you?”

“He won’t,” she says with enough conviction forto take all four daughters,chance, and then he’s going to murder you all”

I shiver at the thought of what Bishop wants to do to us “You’re positive about this?”

“Yes” She drops her hands “What did you tell Sebastian at your job about why you wouldn’t be there?”