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“You need to tell her the truth,” I say with a pointed finger “If she really likes you back, she’ll forgive you”

“I don’t know,” he replies skeptically “And besides… this thing’s probably not destined to last, right? I never stick around for the long haul”

“Except you’ve pointed out to ory detail how much you really do like her,” I counter

“Fuck,” hefrom the table “I need another beer Maybe then you can convince ”CHAPTER 5MalikAfter I back out of my apartment, I lock it and pocket the key I don’t run into anyone in the coh I can s drankshower

My understanding is the only other people who are currently living here are Cage and Merritt, but I’ve yet to see either since I’ve been back Granted, I’ve stayed holed up inbetter to do

The Jameson apart, which is a renovated warehouse in the Hill District of Pittsburgh On the outside, the building is dilapidated and covered in graffiti The inside tells a different story

In addition to the apartments, kitchen, and entertainyarden There are tays to descend—the original freight elevator with a steel-grated gate that takes forever to ru staircase that drops down through the dead center of the building It’s , and steel cables that give it the appearance it just hovers there

I choose the staircase, heading down to the second floor, which houses all the offices and administrative services of the co expenses here The walls are of the sainal brick that make up the outside, but they’ve been sand-blasted to their original quality The floors are hardwood punctuated with plush area rugs, and the ceiling is run with a gridwork of exposed beahten the industrial vibe One end of the second floor has black leather furniture set in clusters with aluminus

On the opposite side, there are glass-walled offices along the peri rows of stylish desks , which promotes a collaborative atmosphere

As I step off the staircase onto the second floor, I cut a hard left toward a glassed office with a brass nameplate on the door that reads—Dr Corinne Ellery

She’s a nice wouess is she’s in her early thirties with thick chestnut hair she wears in a bun resting low on the back of her head She wears glasses, whichas she’s a doctor and all, I’ she actually is

Ie conference room on the north end of the second floor, which Kynan had set up with digital o over the mission

I didn’t spare any details, even the painful ones where I believe I fucked up Based on other accounts Kynan has, I’ot ambushed and hoe handled it all

Jameson had been hired to work in conjunction with an international rescue tea into Syria to try to recover soe person would probably be surprised to kno often govern our own—hire private security firms to help on a variety of covert missions Jameson went in with a team of five—Jimmy Tate, Sal Mezzina, Merritt Gables, Tank Richardson, and does were predominantly from those two countries While there were no American citizens taken prisoner, it didn’t really factor into whether Jaht and the risks are acceptable, we’ll help any citizens of the world

The debriefing lasted about an hour Dr Ellery sat there quietly while Kynan went through a typed report he held, pepperingthe Syrian h every step I took froot captured

Granted, it was a bit difficult to talk about the ot hit, but I expect they were difficult for Kynan to hear again, too