Page 31 of I Will Save You

“Because if we’re stopped and they kill me, they could take you there and blow other people’s cover.”

“Cover?”

“Undercover. You know what that is?”

“Yes. I see. You’re undercover? You’re some kind of spy?”

“Something like that.”

“How can a man who is destined to rule the world be a spy?”

Cam chuckles and looks at me with love and amusement. “When you think about it, Princess, shouldn’t being a spy be a requirement for a man who is about to take over the world?”

We laugh together, his strong and firm, mine anxious and confused.

I guess he is right.

“What if the police find us in this car and pull us over? They’ll arrest us and put us in jail.”

“That’s why we need a new car.”

“How do you get one?”

“Like I got this one. I stole it.”

“You know how to steal cars? Who taught you to do that?”

“You really want to know?”

“Of course I do. I just asked you!”

“Makiah Fucking Rooney was the first person who showed me how to pick a lock and later moved on to hot-wiring cars.”

“Makiah?”

“Yes.” He glances at me. “You’re bright red. Don’t let that pretty little head of yours explode.”

“How would Makiah teach you... that?”

“We go back a long, long way.”

“How long?”

“Deprogramming her is an essential part of my long-term plan. Might as well start now,” he mutters to himself, then casts me a sidelong glance.

“What is deprogramming, and who is her?”

“You. You are her. And deprogramming means to help someone unlearn wrong information.”

“Wrong information?”

“Makiah and I were in a group together. He was my teacher.”

“Your teacher?”

“Yes.”

“Like The Mother is my teacher?”

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