The Loyalty

"Dad, what did he say to you?" 

"Stay out of it," Silas snapped.

Lucas scowled. "We're just letting him drive off? Nobody handles our family like this. We could hire private contractors overseas to—"

"Quiet," Silas cut him off. "I don't need input from someone who brought a con artist to a field operation. Get in the vehicle."

Yet as he walked back to the SUV, the comment stayed with him.

She's with me...

The detail from the gala came back to him: the night before, after Anna had consumed the tampered drink meant for Lawson, Jude had taken her back to the Sovereign Estate for the night.

Had something developed between them?

If Jude had made an advance, Anna would have known... yet when she checked in that afternoon, she hadn't mentioned it.

She had reported consistently since her initial placement.

Omitting a detail like that pointed to shifting loyalties...