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"Why now?" Rivera wondered

That, at least, was obvious "He knoe have the files," I said "He knows that sooner or later ill decrypt the chip He wants to bury us If everyone’s dead and the city is in ruins, nobody will care about the conspiracy Can we prove that he’s the one responsible for the storm?"

Adeyemi shook her head "Not unless we see hiic One could h to stand up in court or before the Asse out of tian The question was obvious on their faces What do we do?

He looked at Adeye do we have?"

"An hour," she said "I can buy you an said, his face savage

Rivera grinned

Rogan pivoted to me "What is House Baylor’s position in this o back and askat me It dawned on me that I was the Head of the House I had to make the decision now "House Baylor will render all necessary aid to House Rogan on and off the field"

Rogan grinned "Thank you Heart, I want the plans for the Sturm family compound up"

Heart turned and walked away

"Rivera, I want everybody out of their racks and in full battle rattle in tenroo, take Ms Ade-Afefe and get her whatever she needs to start working, then notify Diana and Cornelius and Rynda Charles"

Rogan pulled his cell out of his pocket

I took off for the warehouse Behind an said into the phone, "Lenora, we have a problem"

I ran into the warehouse It was just past eleven, and the light in the kitchen was on I pressed the button on the intercom and said, "I need everyone in the kitchen now, please"

In twenty seconds, Mom, Grandma Frida, Bern, Leon, and Catalina stared ata stor will be destroyed I don’t know if the warehouse will survive Our only chance is to hit hian asked ht"

Silence claimed the table

"If anyone would prefer to evacuate instead, now is the ti I looked at Catalina My sister bared her teeth at me It was the kind of expression I would’ve expected fro"

"Third rule," Leon said The Baylor agency had only three rules, and the last was the most important At the end of the day we had to be able to look our reflections in the eye

I studied their faces They gazed back at ic retreats when occasion demanded, but when push ca backed up?"

He nodded "All of our business records are stored on a server in San Francisco Our personal records too, the photos, copies of documents, and all that"

"Then we’ll have to operate as if our ho you can’t live without We’ll an’s briefing"