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I was confused I wanted to defend Ja father, incredible husband, and kind soul But I assumed we both knew the truth of all of it

"Jaence He failed at what he was asked to do You will have to take it over You have been na as he spoke the simplest, and yet most complicated words, I’d ever heard

I lifted my eyes, "Na my confusion

He turned with two drinks He placed one on the coffee table across froht years service, when you went on er quotations when he said rinned at the look on my face, "So that et snarky, you can add a Sir to the end of that question"

I felt a hoed it off, "Or Cooper When you get to know me better, you can callI had seen It disturbedwe just finished the conversation where he put the finger quotations up for it reason to quit

I reached for the glass Holding it roundedbut red wine since I’d joined thered as one of them I always assumed it was because Dr Oz had mentioned it a few ti your own spit across your forehead was a way to stop cancer and they’d do it

The scotch burned lass back like I was a sorority girl and placed it back down He watched rin The fact he was still a child himself, made me feel better He hadn’t killed my husband, it had been an accident, and this was an act to try to bully me back to work I could handle a whippersnapper like him

I cleared my throat and started, "I am flattered you think I have retained even an ounce of the training I had before I haven’t, but thank you That actuallyallYou’ve terrifiedto steal my life" I took a breath, "Sweet God I don’t understand why on earth you would want someone like me to help you I’m under-qualified, under-trained, coical advances you’ve made in the decade I’ve been off, and I’m really busy as aopen as he shook his head, "Seriously--I didn’t sign up for this shit It wasn’t us freezing accounts Your name came up in Intel I’m here to handle you, that’s all I don’t want to hear about your bake sales and shit"

I closed e The playful face and cocky grin were gone He was back to being senior officer in the rooet close to, did this to you We need your help to fix it, but that wasn’t us You need it fixed as much as we do"

Heat crept up my face; I hated the way he controlled the conversation

I frowned, "That lawyer…"

He laughed cuttingfor us We jacked the phone they were bringing you, that’s all You think ant you in our eht You’re under-qualified, out of shape, outdated like the suits in the offices, and frankly, you don’t seeoing to be a fucking night to still act like a civi, and I’ll have to swoop in and stop everyone fro you, every ? You are in over your head, but I’et your dad was a hero, but seriously sweetheart, you are out of your league"

I snapped, "You little shit, I ao I ran the Boston Marathon and I got a good tihed bitterly, discountingyou to do, you’re outdated But, we’re stuck with you, as much as you’re stuck with us The man your husband double-crossed this country for, killed his The intel is that you’re up on the roster as the next piece in his puzzle He owns you Are you ready for this?"

I laughed, "I don’t know anything"

He shook his head, "As far as oes, you have a piece of the puzzle"

I looked at the glass and shook lass, drinking it back fast "No I don’t know anything He never toldI want protection and to be her-ups don’t want you to hide; they want you to play ball We’ve had your house bugged for a fewWe have been watching you" I could hear his footsteps behindover me He bent and whispered inbeautifully in the shower"

My eyes bugged open He poured another drink for us both and carried them back to the table, "This is the plan You will take the phone call fro with you We will reinstate your wages, at your husband’s current salary, and put it in a new account that ill have opened for you Hopefully, he won’t know and you’ll be able to continue paying your bills You will help us to find out what the man wants with you and what your husband told hi deep breaths

I turned and walked back to the chair, "What if I can’t? What if they just want to kill et them out"

He watched ive yourself credit for Act like you ht have a secret or two"

His tone told me it was a cheap shot for sure, I just didn’t knohat for I clenched ain, "Why are you e behusband died two hed after a moment It boomed like a shot in the air He pointed at et it"