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Stunned silence filled the room and everyone looked over at Braxton.
“Graves?” he echoed in disbelief.
“Are you sure that’s right?” Lucas asked. “Want me to take a look at the program?”
“No, it’s correct,” River assured them.
“Why the fuck is your name on The Agency list?” Saint asked through the speaker, echoing everyone else’s thoughts.
“I have no idea. I’m not a part of it. You guys all know that,” he insisted.
“He’s not a part of The Agency,” Inda said, immediately coming to Braxton’s defense.
“Then why is his name on there?” Gray asked. “Sorry, Pharaoh, but we need to figure this out.”
“Yeah, I know, and we will. I want answers just like everybody else.” Braxton’s tone was resolute, but Lucas thought the whole thing was odd. He’d have to ask Inda more about their fearless leader in private. Like how well did they really know Braxton Graves?
“This is bringing back memories of when we thought one of us was a mole,” Ryland said, studying Braxton closely.
“I’m not a goddamn mole!” Braxton snapped. “Merlin/Cross/your father was the mole!”
“So why’re you getting so defensive?”
“Fuck off, Rip.” Braxton sighed wearily, raking a hand through his brown waves. “Look, I have no fucking idea why my last name is on there. But I need my team to have my back.”
“We have your back, Pharaoh,” Inda said without hesitation. “You’ve been leading and fighting with us since day one.”
“Thanks, Bruja,” Brax murmured.
Lucas could hear the frustration in Brax’s voice and his gut told him to trust whatever Inda believed.
Gray nodded. “Unless you prove otherwise, we’re on the same side.”
Braxton sat back in his chair looking overwhelmed. “Saint?”
“Yeah?”
“Hang onto Mia Carlisle,” he ordered, his voice low and menacing. “She might prove useful after all.”
“Roger that, Pharaoh.”
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“I’m not really sure what to make of all that,” Lucas said under his breath as he closed the door to Inda’s private quarters.
“Yeah, my head is still reeling.” She turned to look at Lucas and all the anxiety from the meeting began to melt away.
Moving over, she wrapped her arms around him and gazed up into his light blue eyes. She didn’t think of them as icy anymore. Instead, they were more like twin tropical pools, warm and inviting.
“I refuse to believe Braxton is a part of The Agency.”
“He seems like a good guy.”
She nodded. “He is. They’re up to something. I’m not sure what, but we will find out. Especially with you, Zane and River working together. You three are quite the formidable trio.”
Lucas chuckled. “Do you think they’ll work with me, though? After what I did?”
“If I know Banshee, and I’m pretty sure I do, he’s miffed about being hacked—twiceby you—but his big head is nearly over it. And he knows the mission is more important than a personal grudge.”
