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At six the next morning, I called Becca and filled her in on everything—catching Holly, killing Volkov, and Conor’s dark confession. She had been my confidante since middle school, so I knew she wouldn’t tell anyone else about Conor’s history. She was as shocked as I was.
“I don’t know what to tell you, Jinx. It’s a lot to digest.”
“Tell me about it. I love him, but I’m still struggling with what he did. All those people.”
“I hear ya. But as long as we’ve known him, he’s been an upstanding guy. And he loves you with all his heart. That’s not nothing.”
“True, though I never thought I’d be dating a former terrorist wanted by British intelligence.”
“It’s a tough call. If it were me, I’d keep him. But you have to decide what you can live with.”
“Thanks, Becks. I have a lot of thinkin
