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Chapter 9 — THE ULTIMATUM

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LEO'S POV

I was not expecting that question. But if I wanted to get out of here, if I wanted to get to Ellie, I had to answer her. I could not lie anymore. The lies were what started this fire. So I would tell the truth.

I took a slow breath. It hurt my ribs.

"Maya, I loved you from the beginning. I really did. But along the line, I got involved in some bad stuff. It made me see I was using you. I was using you to get information about your mother. And now, your mother is in a big problem because of me."

I said it all in a flat, tired voice. I waited for her anger, for her tears, for her to throw something at me.

Instead, she smiled. It was a strange smile. It did not look happy. It looked like a person finding a simple answer to a hard problem. A smile of relief.

"If that is the issue," she said, her voice bright and clear, "we can still be together. We can start all over again. You are not working for them anymore, right? So it is over. We can just forget it."

She reached out and to
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