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Froents to serve as hisbodyguards It would have to be bodyguards But how did it come to pass? Hadrian would never approach you, not unless he’d gleaned that August orking for Greystone, and I iine that if that were the case, we’d have seen some fallout already Unless Leander’s disappearance is the fallout--but no, he’d have gone for me directly From what I’ve heard of Hadrian Moriarty and his six-thousand-dollar watch, he’s not particularly subtle No You approached hiree? Even if he doesn’t personally wanton his wall, his older brother does, and I can’t iood reason What could you have offered hiust"--August groaned again--"but you don’t get traction that way, not really, and so you had to make him afraid" She read some invisible cue in her brother’s face "No You didn’t You appealed to so he was already afraid of"

"Leander," I said, putting the pieces together "He’s afraid that Leander will expose his forgery ring"

"But he wasn’t investigating Hadrian directly--oh Leander was deep undercover He ht have kicked up some stray inforovern any attention to art swindlers--"

"And then a Hol with a boatload of inforovernoes after him, his international reputation is ruined," Holy bank with cash froust looked up His eyes wereation, you do his private security And your "

"Peterson," Milo called "Please get these three so better at this Maybe I was just the only one as properly afraid "Are you so amble with your uncle’s life?" I demanded

"The information runs both ways," Milo said "I told Leander how to keep safely out of Hadrian’s way I told Leander how to avoid Hadrian It was the only way to keep abreast of the situation It’s a lesson ofsafety for o," I told him, and he set his jaw

"So it can’t be Hadrian who has Leander," August was saying, with palpable relief "Or Phillipa, the two of the they’re not involved?"

"Insofar as I can tell," Milo said, "no"

Holry She wasn’t upset For a brief h she’d known, absolutely known the solution to Leander’s disappearance, and had that surety taken away I’d wondered why she hadn’t been more outwardly worried about her uncle Here washiust’s brother

She wasn’t used to being wrong

Scowling, she leaned forward to study Milo’s security feeds again, as if the ansere there Maybe it was

I turned back to Milo "Hadrian knows the details of Leander’s investigation And you don’t think he’s responsible for his disappearance"