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“Who had a flashback?” Ryan sounded confused

“Rachel” He shook his head It didn’t make any sense Her history was clear of trau that’d happened since she joined Benson Security The team hadn’t exactly lived nice, safe lives these past few years “Has she had any counseling? Treat the stuff that happened in Peru?”

“What stuff? You unfight with the cartel?”

“Yeah, that stuff” He kept his eye on the door to Rachel’s office It was silent inside

“We all had counseling We were all cleared Are you sure you sahat you did? Rachel doesn’t suffer trauma; she causes it”

“I know a flashback when I see one” Hell, he’d had enough hinize the, closed down, looked like she ht pass out?”

“Not that I know of, and if she had done soeneral consensus is that nothing affects Rachel”

“Then it has to have been triggered by couation

“Harvard,because you’ve got the hots for her? Maybe she hasn’t woken up properly yet Orelse There doesn’t have to be a sinister reason for her checking out for a minute”

“She said the word no” He closed his eyes tight at the et how she said it Like she was pleading Like she’d given up and it was hopeless”

“Well, hell”

That about suround In thein her office”

“I’ Rachel’s past the best use of Elle’s tiation You sure you want to derail it bythis a priority? It’s only happened one tio crazy”

Harvard barked out a laugh as he pinched the bridge of his nose “Have you ever tried talking to Rachel about anything? If she doesn’t want to tell you, it ain’t getting told”

“Then we need to hope she tells you sooner rather than later, because we’re up to our ears in this investigation, and we can’t stretch our resources too thin”