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Kira frowned. The woman who had confessed to being the Pale Lady—the blackmailer of La Valentia’s elite—thought they could help each other? She shook herself.
“I’m willing to look the other way on the blackmail operation, as long as no one gets hurt,” Kira said. “And I won’t say anything about what really happened to Xavier. But I refuse to be an accomplice.” She folded her arms, drawing her wrap around her even more tightly against the evening chill.
The sounds of the party eased back into her consciousness now that Ginette had finished telling her story. It seemed unreal that the two of them were discussing such dangerous matters in the middle of a charity function.
Ginette conceded with a nod. “I expected no less. I’m not asking you to be an accomplice. In addition to your silenc
