The silence stretches.
Heavy.
Uncomfortable.
Ronan's words continue echoing through my head.
Find out why she's important.
Not why Mercer contacted me.
Not why Mercer was interested in me.
Why I was important.
As if those were two entirely different things.
I fold my arms across my chest.
"What if I'm not?"
Both brothers look at me.
"What?" Ronan asks.
"What if Mercer is using me to get to you?"
The answer seems obvious to me.
Ronan and Mercer have history.
A violent one.
A complicated one.
I don't.
Ronan's expression remains unreadable.
"No."
The certainty in his voice catches me off guard.
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because if Mercer wanted to get to me, there are easier ways."
The statement sends a chill down my spine.
Unfortunately, I know he's right.
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