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Hunt took a seat in the other wing-back chair and whistled “I’ that explains your mood”

Archer set his coffee down on the table in front of hi did that All night, I’ve been on with ot in She didn’t leave a single fucking trace”

Rhys nodded his thanks to Kieran for the coffee and opened the lid to take a s the rich hazelnuts in the brew He didn’t want to suggest that perhaps Elise had a better hacker in her pocket, or she was that hacker, but… “You should talk to her If there is soht were iet them on our payroll”

Archer agreed with a nod “I’d like to dig a bit deeper here to see what coet in contact with her”

“Good,” said Rhys, trusting Archer to handle that A security breach was inexcusable, but Archer would get to the bottom of it; Rhys didn’t doubt that “What have you found out so far?”

“That she’s better at my job than I am,” Archer mused

Hunt chuckled “Ah, so that’s what is getting under your skin”

Archer’s jaw set, and his eyebrow lifted in Hunt’s direction “Wouldn’t it, yours?”

“Yes,” Kieran answered for Hunt “He’d already be at her house, knocking down her door, de to find out how she outsmarted him”

“Daht, I would,” Hunt said without remorse

Rhys chuckled

Archer wasn’t aaze to Rhys, gesturing at the file “Elise worked as a private investigator right out of high school, o, she went out on her own”

“Who’s Luke Hicks?” Hunt asked

“The best PI in New York City”

“Ah,” Kieran said “Explains why she’s so good, then”