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Pushing past Cage, I stomp over toward the wall, next to the broken, then move even farther away so no one can overhear us

Cage follows When he’s close enough, I deht noho are you?”

“I’ent for a private security firm called Jameson Force Security,” he says, his eyes pinned on mine

I shake my head, confused “What does that even mean?”

“It means we provide a wide variety of services for the private sector It could be so security for a VIP to contracting with the governn lands to battle terrorism”

My eyes go round as I gape at hi from a used-car salesman as possible

“I’ve been trying to work up the nerve to tell you for a very long time,” he says

“Bullshit,” I snarl “You’ve been keeping this a secret for a very specific reason”

“Because I was afraid of losing you,” he insists “That’s the only reason”

“I don’t buy it” I crossto think back over the last several weeks if there were signs I missed Then an idea strikes “You married me with this lie between us”

Cage’s face flushes “I’m sorry”

“You absolute son of a bitch,” I yell, and it’s loud enough to carry so everyone hears it “You tricked ame was in all of this—”

I stop, a sudden idea horrifying me

“Oha step back froet to my brother, didn’t you?”

To h enough on the bad-guy scale to even interest my company”