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Evan pulled his phone from his pocket. “Tell me what I need to say.”
    Trevor shook his head. “Hang on. It won’t be that simple. It’s a good idea, but it’s not going to work the way you think.”
    I frowned at being shot down so quickly, without a discussion, and defensiveness leaked into my voice. “Why not?”
    He held up a hand. “It might. I’m not saying it’s a bad idea. The thing is odds are pretty high we’ll get a guy on the phone, if we call.”
    Being the only women on a team of twenty five at the call center I worked at, I knew he was right. Still, I wasn’t sure why it mattered. “And?”
    “And silver-tongued serpent or not, that seriously decreases the odds of Evan sweet talking his way into information.”
    “Oh.” I sank back into the cushions with a sigh. “Never mind.”
    “It’s still a good idea.” Trevor shifted so he faced me, and his knees brushed mine. “I’m thinking someone else needs to be the executioner.”
    Evan squeezed my shoulder. “You’ve got my vote. It’s your idea, so you already know what to say. Right?”
    My gut flopped in on itself. “I don’t think I can.”
    “Why not?” Evan asked, no accusation in his voice. “You’ve got all the right skills.”
    I had a lot of bluffing and bullshit. But if I backed out now, they’d know I was faking this whole smooth-and-confident thing. I swallowed my nervousness. “All right. I’ll call.”
    “You’ll be brilliant,” Evan whispered.
    As I dialed the support number on the beta-testing website, I wished I had his confidence. Each ring in my ear was like another chime on my death march. The idea sounded so much more brilliant when someone else had to pull it off.
    “Thank you for calling Rinslet Beta Support. My name is Grant. How can I help you?” The voice on the other end of the line spoke so quickly, words all running together, it took me a second to process what he’d said.
    I shook off the confusion, dragged up self-assured me, and prayed whatever came out of my mouth wouldn’t be stupid. “Hey, Grant.” Wow, did I really sound this breathy on the phone? I needed to roll with it, not overthink it. “I’m hoping you can help me. I’m one of the testers for the new game, and”—I gave a tiny sigh—”it’s giving me some trouble.”
    A long pause grew between us, and for a moment I was worried he’d hung up. “Sure.” His reply came sharply and abruptly, startling me. “I just need some basic information. What’s your character name?”
    “I… What?” I knew exactly what he was asking, but I figured pretending I thought I was in the right place would help my cause. “I don’t think we’re talking about the same game. This is Rinslet Testing Support, right?”
    Evan snickered, and I glared at him, willing him to be silent.
    “Of course,” Grant said. “But the only game we have in testing right now is The Hoarde Online .”
    “Oh, my God.” It turned out, if I let the words roll, they came pretty easily. “I love The Hoarde . I mean…” I trailed off. I realized I was twirling a strand of hair around my finger, even though he couldn’t see me. Trevor closed his hand over mine and shook his head with a smile. I rolled my eyes and turned my attention to the phone call. “Don’t think I’m pervy or anything, but Darla, in number three… that part of the game where she’s proving to her boyfriend she can keep up?”
    “Yeah?” Grant said.
    “So hot. I mean, she’s gorgeous. Is it okay if I say that?”
    Yes, Evan mouthed at me, looking like it was taking all his restraint not to laugh.
    “Best. Scene. Ever.” Grant’s enthusiasm was almost tangible.
    “Right?” I was really getting into this. It was kind of fun, to be honest. “Chloe Nielson is here. She was the head writer on that, wasn’t she? Total girl-crush on her.”
    “Uh…” Grant trailed off. “Here, where?”
    “She runs the game I’m helping test. They told you about that, right? I mean, do