“Didn’t think you’d want me to ask,” Cora teased in return. “But if you want, I’m open to you letting me know what it is. If I know your name, would my trying to figure you out be a little less terrible?” She shook her head, clearly amused. “Mine is Cora. We can be on even ground, then.” She couldn’t even be sure she would get a real name- in fact, why hadn’t she used a fake name herself? But it felt as if lying to this woman would be fruitless- why bother?












