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“Fine” Though he sighed ht be best if you knohat you’ve gotten yourself into”

What I’d been seduced into, was a bit more accurate But I couldn’t denythe way, but I had willingly given this devilishly handsome man my heart

He posed his own query “Have you heard of the Illuminati?”

My brows dipped Strange direction for him to take “Sure In a Lara Croft movie”

He gave that hollow laugh again “Okay, that’s a start, I guess”

“Are you about to tell me it’s real?”

“No … and yes”

“You can’t make this easy for me, can you?”

“It’s not soan with the Bavarian Illuh it was supposedly dissolved in 1785 There have since been offshoots—descendant factions—that continue to influence the political and financial environment, ide”

I didn’t say a word Just stared at hi I was about to be bloay by the direction of this conversation And not surprised there was so much more to him than words could describe

He said, “When I was at Harvard, Ethan recruited me into a poli-econ secret society The purpose of this particular Illuminati faction is to track, trend, analyze, and predict political and econo leaders to effect positive change Positive change,” he eht voice

I was speechless for a few seconds, eventually asking, “How did Ethan get involved with these people?”

“You were actually close to the ested his tenure at Harvard was a cover It was—of sorts Ethan is a brilliant forecaster of economic trends He studies world markets, trades, industries, and basically has a sixth sense about fiscal irandfather forroup With the exception of inal secret society It’s generational—or, rather, it’s supposed to be”

“They made an exception for you? Because you’re so brilliant?” Graduating frohest honors and summa cum laude spoke volumes So, too, did his success

“I showed potential,” he corrected “I was recruited during est member to ever join”