Lena run

on the edge of the worn couch, his shirtless chest wrapped in fresh bandages. Lena le

she said finally, b

, but from the tension between t

bout the notebook before I did, didn't you? You kn

h regret. "I didn't know the full extent o

e trembling. "You were working for Vangu

they were doing, the lives they were ruining. I couldn't be part of it anymore." He took a step close

tched. "What

es; they control people-politicians, CEOs, even law enforcement. The notebook contains the n

for justice, a way to expose the truth. But now, she realized

can take Vanguard down for good. But it's a gamble. If they catch us

trust didn't come easily, not after everything. "You still haven't answer

could keep you safe." He met her gaze, his eyes pleading. "But I underestimated Vangua

, how much she wanted to trust the man who had saved her life but al

mble. "Every moment," he said quietly. "Every smile, every laugh

ed them away. She couldn't afford to l

table. "There's a name in here," she said, flipp

tect of Vanguard's operations in Europe. If

e do we f

be at a gala tomorrow night. It's ris

ena finished, determina

a mix of admiration and unease. "But Lena

him, her resolve unshaken. "There was