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“What the hell just happened, Nikki,” he told her in a tight voice, “is that this device is valid, but the launcher has been compromised”

“Meaning?”

“Meaning, I was tracking it when it was in your computer Now

that I’ve activated the device, who us”

She glared at him with misty eyes…and Damen truly did feel like an asshole of epic proportions

“Don’t you dare tellto destroy my laptop”

His teeth ground

“Jude McMillan is only one of ion of lawyers,” she forcefully said, with absolute loathing in her tone “I will fight this so fucking hard that your ass will hurt e’re done And you won’t have a job You will not have a fucking job”

He closed the lid of the computer But he didn’t hand it over

While she seethed, he told her, “I can keep it in my possession, Nikki This is my case I don’t have to hand it off to anyone else”

“Like I trust you any o Ops people?”

“I’aze unwavering “But that comes with concessions”

“You have rowled “How many more concessions am I supposed to make, Damen? You just proved I am innocent of any sort of treasonous or terrorist act I have rights And Jude and my team will ensure—”

“I can keep your laptop in h on the inside, his gut coiled He alking a very fine line here…and it was about to becoht the whole time”

Her gaze narrowed on him “How is that possible? I’m supposed to be on my way to Switzerland I have people to help there, Damen, while you return to Spy Headquarters—wherever the hell that is”