“You go sneaking off to some seedy apartment and think no one will know what you’re up to. I knew! And you, Mr. Garret, you may have managed to bring us down with your disgusting little story, but that wasn’t what you really wanted, was it?” She pauses, jabbing a finger at me. “She was what you were really after. My pretty little sister. Well, I took care of that, didn’t I?” She beams, triumphant at last as she whips her head around to look at Hemi. “Who’s clever now, paperboy?” Hemi catches my eye with the barest of nods. “I do beg your pardon, Corinne. It seems I underestimated you.”

