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She just hoped her dad wasn’t in any way involved with the theft of the virus It would kill her to have to turn in her own father

Grange nodded "So your father owns a pretty big company with national ties"

"Yes And he’s on the board of quite a few other large companies"

"Which means," Mac said, "that this Belanfield is probably involved in one of those co to do with the virus If we can deterure out who’s behind the theft of the virus"

Now she was really excited, especially when an idea popped into her head "I’m not really sure what my father’s current connection is to this Belanfield, but I’ll bet with a little sleuthing, I could probably find out"

"How?" Grange asked

"My dad keeps an extensive contact database on his co it updated for him, so I know the ins and outs of his home system If I can tap into that, erous is that for you?"

Lily laughed "Not dangerous at all I’ve avoidedup on his doorstep would be like Christhted to see me"

"No"

Her gaze shot to Mac "What?"

"I don’t like this, Grange," Mac said "This puts Lily ser She’s not one of us"

"Are you kidding h, you have the nerve to say that? I can’t believe you’re still trying to shut me out" She couldn’t help it, but da to allow him to try and protect her

"It’s too risky"

She rolled her eyes "It’s er to me And I can help"

"I have to ade said

"Lily is in the best position to get us the information we need and in a hurry We need to find out who’s behind this"

She crossed her ar in law enforcereen and untrained I think she’d nrin She just felt like she’d received the ultie and not from Mac

Mac shook his head "I don’t like this"

"You don’t have to like it I’ with me," she said

"Oh yeah, Your father will love that"

"No," she said, grinning "He’ll absolutely hate it

Which is why you’re cohed "But I can definitely see theup to the idea Her idea

"Exactly"

"Well I don’t get it at all," Rick said, looking confused

"That’s because you don’t knowMac ho with Mac, and what Mac’s doing skulking about the house, and following Mac around because he’s afraid Mac will steal the fa around on the corin as he nodded "You would , darlin’"

"Why thank you" She felt rather proud of her ie said "When can you be ready to go?"

"Let e nodded "There’s a secure line that can’t be traced," he said,over his shoulder at the land line on his credenza

She stood and went over to the phone, her heart pounding as she dialed her father’s nu had it been since she’d spoken to hi, surprised to hear fro in Dallas toue, only that she’d be co forward to seeing her and she hung up shortly thereafter

"We’ll head out first thing in the ," she said

She couldn’t wait to see her father Actually, what she couldn’t wait for was to dig into his database and see what she could find Seeing her father was going to be unpleasant, like always

And frankly, she was thrilled Mac was going with her

Not only would she have backup, she was bringing the man she loved to her father A man so consumed with a person’s status and place in society that he’d probably choke when she rode up on the back of a Harley and walked in the door holding Mac’s hand

She owed her father a lot For his interference in her life, for never thinking Mac was the kind of boy she should have been hanging out hen she was a teenager, for never believing the choices she h