Chapter 91
"Something I need to tell you," he said. She was breathless, and her hair was a mess. "What?" "I'm not being straight with you," he said. "How not?" "I don't think Kruger's our guy. " "What?" There was silence. They were inches apart, on the bed. Her hand was still laced behind his head, in his hair. "He's Leighton's guy," Kith said. "I don't think he's ours. I never really did. " "What? You always did. This was your theory, Kith. Why back away from it now?" "Because I didn't really mean it, Harper. I was just thinking aloud. Bullshitting, basically. I'm very surprised there even is such a guy. " She pulled her hand away, astonished. "But this was your theory," she said again. He shrugged. "I just made it up. I didn't mean any of it. I just wanted some kind of a plausible excu
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