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She struggled to breathe as she waited for his answer, suppressing the nagging ache in her chest worse than a toothache

Mr Levine clucked his tongue “With the inforh We suspected he was in the states for years but couldn’t pinpoint his whereabouts Before his death, Lawson had called and indicated he had information on a war cri before he died, we had no idea if it was legit or even who he was referring to I had done a little recon though, and after I got an anony him”

Abby’s skin pricked “But you were following me Not him I saw you”

Mr Levine frowned “We always followed your grandfather”

“But that first day in the café, the one where Kaden and I were talking, and then when I was there again with Ms Gut—”

“He was there”

Abby sunk back into her chair “No” She shook her head

It wasn’t possible She would’ve seen him, wouldn’t she?

“I assure you Your grandfather was there that day you ith Kaden I re Both times”

His voice faded to the background

Abby sed as she tried to reconcile herself hat he just told her He atching me

Goosebus as a chill shook her The person who had gone through her stuff was hi to see what all she had found

Abby tried to clear her head The incessant thoughts, the pounding in her brain, and the vibrating of her pulse in her ears made it too hard She wanted to walk away Leave and never coet all this ever happened but kneas impossible

She inhaled a cleansing breath, then glanced back up at hied She slid the key to the storage unit across the desk An ie of Kaden and thewith the e unit—his lightbulb ht to it

She sed as he took the key froer hadn’t entered her heart like the