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“We were thinking of cloud storage in a strictly binary way, but I was like, what if I think in quantum…” When they stared at me blankly, I grunted. “Never mind. It’s unique. It’s what makes the system work because there’s too much to store and not enough time to trawl through what’s saved.
“It’s not something that can be replicated. So I got access to that and have seen what they’ve used my program for. We’re not featured on there, but the Valentini Capo is, so’s the new Pakhan of The Forgotten Boys, and then Dragon Head Zhao is too.”
“Why are you telling us this if we’re not in danger?” Aidan rumbled.
“I want to attend the Summit today.” A Summit that had only been called because of the recent revelations in the press.
“Why?” Brennan growled.
“In the spirit of cooperation, I think it’d be wise to give the Russians, the Sicilians, and the Chinese what the NSA gathered. There’s no guarantee that they didn’t copy what they found.”
“And, I repeat, why? They couldn’t use any information they gathered, not when it was collected illegally, and I’m no criminal attorney, but it’s likely entrapment too, no?”
I scowled at him. “You might be a bruiser, Brennan, but I know you’re smarter than that.”
He narrowed his eyes at me. “Is this about Star?”
“I think it’d be wise if the other factions learned she was with us now.”
Declan chuckled, but it was Aidan who smirked at me. “This isn’t ‘take your girlfriend to work’ day, Kid.”
“I never said it was,” I grumbled.
“She’d get a kick out of it,” Eoghan answered for me.
Aidan heaved a heavy sigh. “I can’t disagree that it’s a wise move to share this information with the factions. What do you think, Finn?”
“I think it’ll make us look benevolent.”
“Benevolent equals weak,” Brennan argued.
“No. They’re not idiots. They, like we do, know that they’re on watch lists the country over. This appears benevolent but is giving them nothing. That’s my kind of deal,” Finn retorted. “I also think it’s wise for them to know Star is with Conor.”
I knew he was my favorite brother for a reason.
“You fucking would,” Brennan sniped.
“Hear me out.” Finn surged forward in his seat, pissed enough to startle even Brennan. “You need to back the fuck off Star, Brennan. I understand that her past is colorful, but your fear she’ll betray us to the alphabets is insane when they turned on her. You need to get over this goddamn paranoia—it’s tainting your every judgment in regard to her.
“There’s no denying that our brother is smart. That the factions themselves are aware of this too is indubitable. But the only person who has ever broken his code, who has ever breached his security, is Star fucking Sullivan.
"She’s built herself a reputation as much as he has, and for the other factions to be aware that they’re now a couple, that she’s with the Irish, is akin to bragging rights that we have them and they don’t.
“They’re a fucking powerhouse, Brennan, and if you don’t recognize it’s wise for the other factions to know that powerhouse belongs to the Five Points, to be frank, your judgment is skewed to such a degree that it makes me question if you should be Aidan’s second.”
For a moment, dead silence fell.
Even more so than when I’d made my confession.
Brennan’s line abruptly cut.
The rest of us blew out a breath.
“I wasn’t the only one who woke up and chose war this morning, was I?” Eoghan stated, a small espresso cup in his hand—where the fuck he’d gotten that from, I had no idea.
“It needed to be said. He’s being illogical and childish,” Finn reasoned unapologetically.
Aidan rocked back, his chair squeaking with the move. He made no comment on Finn’s argument or on his threat to Brennan, just said, “See you at the warehouse. Star, too.”
