ow why you were standing
y fingers aro
room or touched the door. I'd only st
assian had no
eplied. "I heard voices inside and
rd stud
didn't y
ng to collec
convinced, but
with
on calm. If Cassian wanted to question me again, I wo
d before opening
Vance
, reading a document. He dism
ave
oor c
t the docu
u heard outside
iscussing the
t el
encryption and
es nar
were lis
tray, sir. I couldn't help hea
ayed outsid
to interrupt
me for seve
ave an answer
swering your
ession h
ful people want. If it falls into the wrong hands,
'd prefer not to have another in
before returni
ate meetings. You'll bring what is requested and leave when instructed. You won't re
s,
l being investigated. Don't mista
n't drea
p the tray
so meant Cassian would be paying closer attention to my movements. I'd have to be
-
l conference room and arrange refreshments before Cassian's next meeting. She remin
d and got
repared the glasses, and placed the refreshments on the s
ed to the service area to collect
tood beside Cassian's desk
ed," he said. "We haven't confirmed how t
he entered, nobody gets access to the r
erst
d him the re
coffee on t
conference-room folder here when you're fini
s,
icked up the folder. As I lifted it, a
efore it reac
the top caught
ritory acces
over the wor
erences, but I didn't examine them. I retu
the encryption to the hidden territor
to his office and p
ng else
ed at th
You m
toward
la
top
open this
out when I picked it up. I
d have rep
a loose sheet re
remaine
ing unusual. Even somethin
s,
fice without
even an accidental discovery could draw his attention. I needed
-
in the main sitting room when Mrs. Hayes in
eeting. He stood beside the window, dis
he tray on
tor glan
're the new mai
s,
a, is
es
me a pol
're settlin
aging, t
t of courtesy and finis
m, Cassian sto
tened around the
l stirred
e smilin
documents on the table. The man had asked a simple question. Clara h
lf remaine
to you, he re
wl came
ive was still out there, and every hour it remained unfound incr
id sharply. "Y
prised by the sudden
e something
he refreshme
s,
ging the cups an
osed when the visitor
ething
were discussi
m briefly but returned
ssing. The other Alpha
before they get t
breaks the enc
expression
e a much big
leaned back
se coordinates get out, this won'
ware o
ind the
eed you to
tor fell
but his wolf had not settled. He could still feel its i
he didn't trust. She might even be co
things to worry about
acting as though the
-
n the edge of my bed and rev
ll didn't know what Cassian was trying to protect, but the words on that document h
ne vib
CELLO:
d my r
o hidden territories, but I haven't found the code.
ame almost
hen find it. Do
ed my
n't found the code, and Cassian was b
ther way int
I couldn't affo
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