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“Answer the question.”<br />

“I found the brooch, which is what I was hired to<br />

do. And I was paid for my trouble. You may not think<br />

much of my business sense, but I know better than to<br />

work for free.”<br />

She laughed, low in her throat. “Very good, Ethan. I<br />

didn’t know if you were smart enough to do the right<br />

thing. I suppose, I underestimated you.”<br />

His shrug was meant to reveal little. “Now will you<br />

answer a question for me?”<br />

She picked up her cup and drank a bit of wine, her<br />

eyes never leaving his. “Perhaps,” she said, replacing<br />

the goblet.<br />

“Who first told you that I was working for Berson?”<br />

“As I’ve explained to you before, Ethan, very little<br />

happens in this city without my knowledge.”<br />

“But you knew everything, and quickly. You knew I<br />

had been hired, you knew why, and somehow you even<br />

knew when I had been to King’s Chapel and when I<br />

intended to meet with Berson himself. I’m wondering<br />

how you learned all of this.”<br />

“I have sources,” she said coyly, enjoying herself

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