Page 203 of Broken Oath

Before vengeance became the reason he woke each morning.

She looked away first.

Attraction was a complication she couldn’t afford.

Not with Marcus running.

Not with Wade missing.

Not with an entire network trying to kill them.

But she could still feel where Rook’s fingers had brushed hers.

Silence returned.

Comfortable this time.

“What was Wade like?” he asked.

“Protective.”

Rook’s mouth shifted. “That also sounds familiar.”

“He drove me insane.”

“I’m beginning to like him.”

“You would have.”

The words escaped before Sarah could stop them.

The warehouse seemed to grow quieter.

Rook didn’t look away.

Neither did she.

The idea of Rook and Wade knowing each other created a sudden ache inside her.

Two men made from the same dangerous loyalty.

Two men who would walk into fire for people they loved.

“He would have liked you too,” she said.

Something passed through Rook’s eyes.

Then Fathom called from across the room.

“I found another fragment.”

Sarah and Rook returned to the operations table.

A damaged list appeared beside the transfer order.

Four survivors had been received.

Their names were gone.