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“I’ll keep this brief as I know, like me, most of you didn’t get much rest last night.”
“Z, before you begin, may I speak?”Puck asked.
“You may not.”I cleared my throat.“To begin, the events of the last twenty-four hours were not quite as they seemed.Further to that, while many in this room believed Agent Lindstrom was missing, he has, in fact, been working undercover for the last several months.”
From the corner of my eye, I saw Nemesis raise a brow.However, thankfully, she didn’t challenge me.
“A brief will follow in the next few days that will explain more, but, in the meantime, I am requesting SIS take on a newly crafted mission.”I looked over at Pinch.“As you are interim chief, I’m asking for MI6’s support specifically, as well as that of MI5.”
His eyes were scrunched, but he nodded.“Yes, sir.”
Next, I turned to Nemesis.“This new mission will also involve the UN coalition as well as the five task forces.In fact, I predict it will ultimately fall under your jurisdiction.”
Like Pinch, she gave me a look.Also like him, she verbalized her support.
“Very good.If the rest of you could bear with me another few minutes, I’d like to speak with Puck, Cayman, Nemesis, and Pinch privately.”
I was about to lead them into my home office when Decker approached.
“Go ahead,” I said to the others.“Yes, Deck?”
“I received information earlier today that may prove useful to the mission.”
I studied him for several seconds.
“Look, I gave you my word.”
“All right.Come on.”I motioned him through the door, but before following, I returned to George.“This won’t take long, I promise.”
“Take all the time you need, Z.I’m not going anywhere.”
“I cannot tell you how happy that makes me.”I kissed her once more, then joined the others.
“My official statement is, given Puck was undercover, we arranged to meet in Northampton.Any questions?”I glanced around the room, challenging everyone in it, Puck included, to speak.
“Excellent,” I said when no one did.“Now, I will let Agent Lindstrom brief you in detail; however, know that there is a tremendous sense of urgency involved.It is our belief an imposter has infiltrated the UN coalition’s command center in Shere.You’ll need to assign teams to assess damage control.”
“Roger that,” said Nemesis.
“While we’ve yet to confirm the identity of the imposter—” I stopped talking when Pinch raised his hand.“Yes?”
“I believe we have confirmed her identity.”
“Excellent,” I repeated.“You, Puck, and Cayman can prepare the brief.”
I folded my arms when no one in the room responded.“I’ll remind you all that I am no longer employed by SIS, effective a little more than twenty-four hours ago.As such, I should not be privy to any further information regarding this mission.”
Nemesis stood.“Z?—”
I raised my hand.“In other words, I am taking some much-deserved time off.As is Agent Marietta.”
“Also no longer employed by SIS,” said Pinch, winking.
I raised a brow, then turned to Decker.“Whatever information you have, you may share directly with the rest of those in the room.Now, if you’ll excuse us, I need a few minutes alone with Cayman and Puck, then you may all take your leave.”
I waited for the others to exit the room, then closed the door behind them.
“Before you say anything, Puck, I gave you my word and I will not go back on it.Nor will I allow you to do the same.”
