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“Interesting group of friends you’ve got here,” Callum McKay, Lake’s buddy from when he was in the SAS, commented drolly

“He collects us,” Josh said “We’re his hobby Lake would be lost without us”

Lake’s lip twitched at Josh Mitch sat back up and rolled his eyes at his best friend

“He doesn’t collect us He h his lack of response acts like Velcro to all the needy people around him We attach ourselves to Lake”

“Who you calling needy?” Flynn said

“I don’t need anyone,” Matt said “Well, ood kind of need”

“I need people” Harry’s fingers tapped on the table as though they couldn’t function without a keyboard under them “No man is an island”

Flynn grinned “I’m an island I’m bloody Ibiza!”

“About a Boy” His brother high-fived hih Grant”

Lake shook his head at the brothers as Calluuy is cut out for business?” He nodded at Harry

Lake had spent the afternoon in aout a business proposal that would make the three men partners He knew Callu with Harry At twenty-six, Harry had nowhere near the life experience of Lake and Calluenius No one wrote security code like Harry The guy was a prograenius and an asset they couldn’t afford to exclude

“This guy,” Harry said without taking offence, “hacked into the Ministry of Defence when he was eleven and they never caught hirauy heads a billion-dollar couy”—he pointed at himself with pride—“kno to keep a secret Anyone want to knoho really killed Diana? Well, tough These lips are sealed” He folded his arrinned at the men

Flynn groaned “Way to prove you’re mature, bro”

“Was that what I was supposed to do? I thought I was proving I was skilled” Harry turned to Callu for serious and mature, you’re better off with Grunt”

Grunt grunted helpfully to prove Harry’s point