Deirdre nodded, her head trembling.

Tobey hesitated no longer. “We should pack up and leave right now.”

“No, we don’t have to go!” Deirdre tugged on his arm. “I told Julia not to pass any information about me to Brendan. Even if he wants to know about me, Julia’s going to dig up some excuses to throw him off my scent.”

More importantly, Deirdre knew they could no longer afford to run like fugitives.

“Are you sure?” The frown on Tobey’s face refused to go. “You’ve only known the girl for a w