AMAYA That question was the last thing I expected to come out of his mouth. I don't know what he thinks he saw, but whatever it is, I won't be the one who'll stoke the fire he seemed intent to light. Lucian was still a mystery to me, and laying all my cards on the table was a terrible play. So I quickly school my expression and say, "I'm sorry, I don't understand the question." "You don't strike me as someone who is slow, so you're either telling the truth or you're a very good liar," he replies. "I gain nothing by lying to you. I'm at the bottom of the food chain here, so I literally have nothing to gain." He contemplates what I said for a while before he finally nods. "I'll believe you for now, but don't for one second think I'm letting this go. I know my brother, and something is definitely up with him. You might not be a part of it yet, so I won't drag you along," he says. Damn, that didn’t sound good. What I want is for him to back off, not double down. This was
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