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But he could see the threads of it If he had been going through the transht it, even if he couldn’t decipher it

“You were one of the most successful creations the Council had attained You’re the strongest of the enforcers and you command incredible loyalty The only reason you don’t head your own command is because you turned it down” Dane shook his head “Humble doesn’t become you”

Mercury shot hilare “Humble has never been a concern of mine either I don’t co alone It’s that simple”

“And it hides from those whothe feral adrenaline,” Dane pointed out ly “You’ve known the feral displace”

“I handle it” He shrugged He had been handling it for years, and he had informed Jonas of his suspicions That was all he had been required to do

“Mercury’s loyalty or his ability to handle himself has never come under question,” Callan informed them, his voice cold now

The rage had solidified to icy deter his gaze across the table, and felt the certainty of Callan’s trust It eased the anger that had built at the thought that his pride leader, the man he had sworn his loyalty to, could have distrusted him

“How many know you didn’t send those communiqués out?” Dane asked him

Callan’s nostrils flared “Kane and Jonas Kane’s running the diagnostics on the orders that went out, using Vanderale equipment Neither Ely nor the security tech is aware I didn’t send those orders”

Dane nodded at that as he crossed his arms over his chest and stared down at the various information Ria had slipped from her office

“The inforybacked on these electronic memos and purchases” She slid thee, and you can see the code that was inserted within it It was attached to individual letters within words That technology is so new that Vanderale is even still playing with it Brandenh, and they could have refined the prograainst the code that had generated once she printed out the ram Vanderale had invented to display it “It’s taken most of a week to track this down, and fro sent in stages with a deadline appear correct”

“This caes free “An order for office electronics It’s an order I sent,” he snarled

“It is And it’s a duplicate” She slid free of the pile another“This one is from your computer” She tapped his “This one is the one that actually went out in transmission”

He looked up at her slowly “Soo out and attach this coding?”

She inhaled slowly as she nodded “That’s the beauty of this particular technology, and the danger of it”