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Conner chuckled. “True. Don’t hesitate to call me. If there is someone behind this, he or she killed a man of great value to the security systems, not only in the UK but to ours also. I want to nail this bastard.”
He nodded and closed the door. When he turned, he found Kaheaku standing behind him. He stood there, his hands in his pockets, looking as if he hadn’t a care in the world. Devon wasn’t fooled. His cool green eyes took in everything. There was no doubt in Devon’s mind that Kaheaku could kill him if he made a wrong move.
“We need to talk,” Kaheaku said.
Devon inwardly stifled a groan. He wanted Kaheaku gone. Apparently that wasn’t going to happen until he had his say.
“Let’s go,” Devon said.
He didn’t look behind him as he walked down the hall to his study. Stepping in, he walked to his desk and sat down. He waited for Kaheaku to shut the door and take one of the two seats in front. When he didn’t say anything, Devon decided to get the ball rolling.
“Have your say.”
Kaheaku said nothing for a long moment. “Alicia has been on her own for a while now, but I feel that I should be watching out for her.”
“Why is that?”
“Her father is gone and, without any kind of family around, I think she needs someone to make sure she isn’t taken advantage of.”
“I don’t think she would appreciate you doing this.”
Sean’s lips twisted. “Probably not.”
It bothered him that Kaheaku knew Ali better than he did. He knew there was nothing sexual between the two of them. All you had to do was be in the same room with the two of them. There was no sexual chemistry. But, they had a history that had been irritating him…along with one question.
“Answer me this, why didn’t you worry about her before?”
“I did. I looked for her after Walter died. I heard about the explosion and for a while, they believed it was her.” He sighed. “I already had my own issues at the time, and when it actually happened, I was in deep undercover in…well, let’s not talk about that.”
“Once you did hear?”
Kaheaku shook his head. “I never believed it. Walter, yes, but Alicia? That woman was raised to be a Teflon cat. She lands on her feet without much damage. I think MI-6 knew it wasn’t her. Her DNA was on file.”
“Why would they let people believe it was her?”
“Two reasons. One would be they might assume someone was after her. Because of her family, Alicia was well known in the organization. If she were alive, she was finding out who was after her. Sending out feelers could end with her death, so why mess with her.”
“And if someone wasn’t after her?”
“They would assume she was dirty and had decided to disappear. Best for them because of the embarrassment. If Walter and Alicia—two of their most trusted spies from their most trusted spy family—were to be found out to be dirty, that would be bad. Very bad.”
It was his turn to study Sean. “Her own people would turn on her?”
Sean snorted. “You were with the Company. You know what those bastards are like.”
“Yeah. But I don’t know why you think I should have anything to do with you now?” He couldn’t help but still feel a twinge of jealousy. Sean knew more about her and her life than Devon did. Apparently, the security expert picked up on it.
Sean rolled his eyes. “I’m not competition. That would be almost incestuous. I saw her as a little sister.”
That didn’t make him feel any better. “And?”
He stood and paced around the room. His movements were so out of character, Devon knew something was bothering him.
“You don’t know how it was for her.”
“Explain.”
“Her father loved her, but he was fanatical about training her. When other girls were having sleepovers, Alicia was running drills. It wasn’t easy for her.”
