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“If they got aith it once”

“Yeah, that’s what I was thinking” He hoped it wasn’t true, but the odds were against that “The first name on the list is still here—make him your top priority,” he told his sister “Because if there are still fraudulent work visas being sold through uy And I want to shut him do”

“Got it,” she said “Any by the way, those foreign bank accounts they ht not want anyone to know about? Shouldn’t be a proble without warrants, but at so to need one on each of your suspects Especially for those bank accounts”

Alec thought about it for a moetting out McKinnon said Vishenko used to have at least one FBI agent in his pocket, and still ht for that matter Not to mention who knows all else I don’t want anyone to know they’re under investigation until the indictht not be possible, he at least wanted to ht in safe and sound

“Who knows about your investigation so far?”

“Besides the president and the secretary of state? And the king of Zakhar? Just a handful of people, including McKinnon and your husband And now you and D’Arcy”

“D’Arcy has connections at the Departive him a call, see who he wants to approach at the DOJ about this I’ you iretaps on all these people, not just Vishenko Right?”

“I hadn’t thought about it, but yeah”

Keira chuckled softly in his ear “Well, Baker Street did tell ive you whatever you need, even if you don’t know you need it,” she uess that counts as one you owe y froain “You’re going to need evidence to substantiate your warrant requests Do you have any?”

Alec reht “Iin the ”

“Sounds good This is enough forto report Encrypted reports sent to the embassy are okay? Or should I call?”

Alec thought rapidly “Encrypted reports are probably okay, but call me before you send one so I know it’s on the way Supposedly, the only men involved in the fraud at the eave you, but you never know I’d rather err on the side of caution”

“Works for me”

Now that his business was finished, Alec glanced at his watch again and sa late he was going to be, but still took a minute to ask, “So how’s my favorite niece?”

“Your only niece is a walking, talking night to happen I shudder to think what she’ll be like when she grows up But don’t tell Cody I said so She takes after her daddy in everything She can char—or at least she thinks she can—just by s that winsome smile”

“Give her a kiss for ht of Alyssa If he could have a daughter like her

Angelina parked her little red Fiat across the street fro, locked it and hurried inside She orried Alec et her h the front door carrying a gar over one shoulder

He crossed the foyer with his brisk stride, slid one arhtly into his e for less than two seconds Then she didn’t think at all When he finally raised his head, he said, “I’ve been wanting to do that ever since I left you at the palace”

Angelina glanced around toBut the lobby was empty She smiled at Alec, a smile of promise and expectation Then the elevator doors opened with a ding She grabbed Alec’s arm, pulled him inside with her and punched the button for her floor before leaning in for another kiss as the elevator doors swished shut

Only then did afor Lieutenant Mateja to return He looked up to confirm what floor the elevator stopped on and smiled to hilancing at his watch to record the exact tiay little Zakharian folk tune, a satisfied expression on his face