Her loyalty and faith in Sean concern me.
“We now have a problem,” I calmly state. “Cami is no longer there. So I need to know what yer goin’ to say to Sean if he asks about her.”
“I promise ye, Puck, I thought she was hurtin’ ye. That’s the only reason I did what Sean asked. He said he was doin’ it to protect ye. I mean, she was engaged to yer best friend. I would never betray ye like that.”
I rein in my temper. “It’s okay, Aoife. I’m not mad at ye. But now, by playin’ along, this is what will really protect me. I need ye to pretend that all is well. That Cami is still with ya.”
She swallows, the glass in her hand trembling. “I can do that. But what if he comes by?”
“Then ye need to stall him. He cannot know that Cami is free. If he does, it puts all our lives in danger. Cami took Sh
