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“As far as the Agency is concerned, Gray is no different than any other NOC, so the less people who know the truth, the better. I stressed that to Gray before this meeting.”
“I trust my son, my brother, and Miss Renault. Nothing said here today will leave this room, I assure you,” the President said.
As if anyone would believe her even if she did tell them.
“Are you okay?” Jake asked in a low voice while his father continued his discussion with the CIA official.
“I’m not sure.”
“It no longer matters, Mr. President. I informed Randall and Clarence that I’m done with fieldwork. I’ll still support the Agency by using my job and connections to facilitate their operations, but I’ll no longer be directly involved.”
The President’s heated discussion ended at Gray’s announcement.
“I have something more important to focus on.” Gray looked at her. “Working as a NOC makes that impossible.”
“That is the only intelligent thing you’ve said tonight,” Gray’s dad said, telling her so much about his emotional state.
“And like I told Gray, Mr. President, the Agency needs him.” Clarence said.
A lively discussion ensued between the men from the CIA, the President, and Gray’s father, but Gray didn’t join in.
Trapped between Gray’s dad and his cousin, Kiera watched him walk toward her and wished she could bolt out the door. Gray’s admission left her head spinning and in no shape for dealing with him. It didn’t look like she had a choice right now.
“Can we talk?” Gray stood in front of her, one hand extended.
“I guess so.” She got up, keeping her hands clasped together.
Gray’s hand fell by his side, and he looked as if she’d slapped him as he led her across the room.
“Kiera, I know you must have questions.”
What an understatement. She didn’t know where to start she had so many.
“I’ll tell you everything I can. If I could’ve told you before, I would have. I hated keeping this from you.”
She would start with the most pressing question she had. “You’re a spy. Wow. So when you were with Nadia, it was only to collect information?”
“Yes.”
“And you did whatever necessary to get information from her.”
Gray moved his hands as if to touch her, but when she took a step back, he let them drop again. “It’s not like that. She is a professional, but because her father is the Prime Minister, bodyguards constantly surround her. Most Agency people couldn’t get close to her, but my cover as a party boy let me fly under their radar. We had to pretend in public that we were intimate so no one would be suspicious.”
Across the room, the discussion between Gray’s dad and the CIA officials escalated, and she looked in that direction. She’d never seen Mr. Sherbrooke so angry that his face got red.
“Can you forgive me for not telling you everything?”
That was a loaded question. “Yes, and I think I understand why you didn’t tell me, Gray.”
“I heard a but in there, love.”
“You’ve had this whole secret life going on.”
“Not anymore. I’m done with fieldwork. I’ll use my connections to help other case officers and NOC’s but that’s it.”
Kiera glanced at Gray. “Those two men over there have other ideas.”
Gray touched her chin. The contact sent longing through her body. She’d missed him so much.
