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The entire trip here, he’d been haunted by Hope’s tears and coldness when she’d left the cottage He’d called her a couple of ti the fuck out of him

With a sigh, he focused on Travers “What’s up?”

“You ht on the starboard teak railing

A perfect Z was carved into the wood He glanced up “The hell?”

Travers turned off the flashlight andA minute later, he returned to the area where his father was sitting across frohn, another of Celeste’s operatives Sleek and smart, she had proven her talents in the depths of the Middle East, working with a Special Forces teah her abilities to be empathetic and sincere were vast, they were backed up by lethal resolve There were situations, Celeste believed, where women were much more effective than men, and Gabriella was one of Fallon’s secret weapons

“Your father was telling ht he took Lillibet out,” Gabriella said

The first of lass of whiskey fro hand, then dumped the contents over the side

“I need that”

“You need your fucking head straight,” he countered It was possible that Lillibet had duped Theodore But the appearance of the Zeta syain”

“Jesus, Rafe”

“You got up at…what time?”

“I don’t know Nineish, ten Like usual” His father repeated the events in the order he’d told them before

“What does she know about the Society?”

Gabriella leveled her sharp gaze at Rafe

“The Zetas?” Theodore pulled his head back “Why would she know anything about the Zetas?”

“You never discussed it?”

“Da to do with my old life”

“Come with me” Rafe led the way to the rail where the symbol had been carved