Malissa POV
Lara got in a lot later than I expected. Her eyes were red and puffy. She had obviously been crying a lot. She looked exhausted and broken. She didn’t notice that I was awake. I’m great at pretending, my whole life is a big game of pretend. Intel, that is my job. I need to be able to get information for my family without attracting attention to myself. I blend in well with crowds and lurk in the shadows. Pretending to sleep is one of my best tactics. I am able to drop my heart rate on command and lay deadly still, except for a twitch here and there to make it more believable. One thing I'm not supposed to do is get attached to people. Still, I’ve gotten attached to her. I couldn’t help it. Her life has been more tragic in these last couple of days than my entire life will eve
