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Artemis watched Meg leaving the house and he smiled. She should be vulnerable, ripe for the picking by now. He didn’t know what Durante had done, but he’d informed them this would be the time to move on her. Artemis still couldn’t figure out how she’d escaped from the room when it was locked and she was strapped to a bed, but she was his daughter after all, so he shouldn’t be surprised. She stopped in mid-step and turned in his direction, even though he was hidden. “Who are you, and why are you watching me?”
Slightly taken aback, Artemis stepped out of the shadows. “I—”
“You’re Nicole’s uncle,” she announced, cutting him off. “I saw you at her house, that night when you tried to kill her.”
Artemis bristled at the mention of that night. He’d never intended to attack Nicole, things ha
