That was the cruelest part, Leo thought. Not the lies he’d tell Viktor. But the lies he’d have to tell a little girl who thought he was her father.
“You look like her,” Viktor said when Leo stepped out. “My sister. Same jaw.” gds fake family
They sat on the porch. Viktor talked. About the old world. About data runs and backdoors. About the encryption key hidden in his sister’s locket—the same locket now around Mira’s neck. That was the cruelest part, Leo thought