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49. The Damage Control

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SOFIA

The shock of seeing Ariana outside the police station hit me like a ballistic missile. She stood by the curb in stunned silence, like she'd been standing in that exact spot for hours, expecting me to come stumbling out with guilt written all over my face. Her eyes narrowed the second our gaze met, and even before she said a word, I knew this wasn't something I could charm or lie my way out of.

"You've got to be kidding me," she said, quietly. "The cop, Sofia? Really?"

I opened my mouth, but nothing came out. Because what could I possibly say? That I wasn't here for the reasons she thought I was? That I was only trying to piece together the murder of a man whose name I wasn't even supposed to speak aloud anymore? That I wasn't the snake she now saw in front of her, and I was just someone too deep in the mud?

"Ariana, I can explain," I said, but she shook her head.

“Save it, you lying bitch!” she spat. “I don’t want to hear whatever lie they told you to say in this situation.”

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