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“You might have known about her if you hadn’t left me with a note the next morning.”
He opened his mouth and a deep, rich chuckle interrupted him.
They both looked at Micah. “Oh, give it up, Stryker. You’re going to lose. Let’s not rehash, let’s move forward. You two can fight all you want once we know that we’re all safe.”
Devon nodded and Micah turned to her. “So, tell me, how often has this happened?”
“As I told Devon, this is only the third time. And the second time it was more for peace of mind.”
His eyes flashed with admiration. “That’s pretty good.”
“I was trained by the best.” She shrugged. “I know how to disappear.”
“Apparently not that well,” Devon scoffed.
She looked at him. “Really? Because until you accidentally found me—and I stress accidentally—you’d given up. And I will point out that I was fine until you went sniffing around.”
“That is a good point,” Micah said. “But it could be a coincidence.”
“In my game, there is no such thing as coincidences,” she muttered
“So, what’s the plan?” Dee said, as she sat on her husband’s lap. He slipped his hand over her belly, a casual gesture, but it told Ali all she needed to know about the man. She might not completely trust him, but she could probably count on him for certain things. Devon had been right. This man would definitely protect Dee.
She rubbed her temples. Being compromised meant only one thing. “I need to get a new identity.”
“And then what? You keep running?” Devon asked.
“I don’t have a choice. I don’t even know what this is about, especially since you’re not involved.”
There was a beat of silence and the other three shared a glance.
“What makes you think Devon was involved?” Micah asked.
“As I said, I don’t believe in coincidences. Then or now.”
“You mean you thought I was behind it all.”
She shrugged. “My father was obsessed with finding you—or something about you. I have no idea why. I didn’t get all the information he was working on, but you were on several of the notes. None of them makes sense.”
He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. “I don’t know why he was looking for me, or why my name was in his notes. I’d left the Company years earlier. Hell, I don’t even have a contact. And you said he used the name Devon Stryker?”
She nodded.
“That makes no sense. I was using my birth name then.”
“Well, Stryker was the name he used and you were a legend at the time.” She threw her hands up in the air. “I didn’t get a chance to go through all his notes before I had to get out of England.”
“You flew back that morning to bury him.”
“Yes, or rather reach him before he died. I disappeared the day after his funeral. I had no choice.”
Devon glanced at Micah and Dee. “I think I should send you three back to Hawaii without us, and we will sort this out.”
“Wait—” she said, but Micah stopped her.
“That’s not going to happen, Devon. We can all go back to Hawaii. Being on my home turf makes me feel better.”
They were making decisions without asking her how she felt about it. She was stunned by the night’s events but she wasn’t a weakling. Sir Walter Hughes’ daughter didn’t do what other people told her to do. She told people what to do. “That’s not good.”
