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I saw the strain on her face I didn’t know if she was fighting back tears, or if it was anger

“As long as we cooperate with the bureau and they catch Jerehtmare will be over soon”

My eyes flashed to hers I hated that she used his other name I hadn’t accepted it

“You did agree to help, didn’t you?” she pressed

I turned my chin away from her

“Elliot, he has stolen government documents And it’s not the first tio to jail for this For all his cri with overnment”

“I know”

She sighed “Thank God I orried for a second you were so far gone that you were considering helping him”

I wondered if she knew she was his first target That if there were no Preston, she’d be the one sitting here in broken pieces Stunned Destroyed

Would Greer have fallen in love with hi she had? Trusted him with her body? With her life? Or was I so vulnerable I let hiuarded? Was I the sucker that let hione with another one of his targets? I was the fool His fool

Did he wait until Garrett went off the radar? Did he know o? I didn’t know if I was angrier at hi his reassurance His strength His calm ability to mend wounded parts of me

“They want , Greer” I looked at ether”

“It will help them It’s necessary”

“But how does that help me? I don’t want anyone else to know It’s too personal It’s private I don’t want our relationship to go down in a manila file”

“He is a threat to national security Nothing else matters”