“Our dad and my mom were married. They got divorced and she moved to Europe. She never told him she was pregnant. She had me and raised me in Germany. From day one she told me my dad was dead. That’d he’d died in a car accident.”
“That was a lie.”
Sandy nodded. “She didn’t want me to go looking for him, I guess. When I was eighteen she broke the news to me that she was a secret agent for the German government. She recruited me into the life.”
Sandy took the shades off her head and slipped them on over her eyes. “Years later I figured out I could make more money working independentaly and so I broke from the German government.”
“How did you find out about dad?” I asked.
“I decided one day to research who he was, his death. And that’s where it all unfolded. I found out about his connection with the IPNC, Eduardo Villanueva, and I discovered he had a wife. I also found out they’d died in a plane crash. I never knew about you, though.” She smiled.
“Good job leaving clues in cyberspace so I’d find you.”
grinned.
“Thanks.”
Sandy shook her head. “And to think of all the years we could’ve had together.”
“Well, just think of all the years to come.”
We both smiled at that.
“So you never knew dad?” I asked.
“No, I’m sorry to say.” She reached out and took my hand. “But I’m looking forward to knowing you.”
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I squeezed her hand. “Me, too.” In my periferial, I saw everyone standing around staring at us. With a big smile, I turned to them “Hey, everybody! Come meet my sister!”
Thank you to all my fabulous readers who made this series such a success. I hope this
enstallment brought you what you were hoping for in this final book. I’m sad to say goodbye to
GiGi and all her friends, but all good things do come to an end. Keep your eyes on my website
for next year’s release, tentatively titled EM.
~Shannon Greenland
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