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The grimace on his face was answer enough. “There was nothing on your brother. I’m sorry.”
The flicker of hope that had sparked at the thought of finally having a lead on Archer went back out.
Carter parked the car in the underground garage and got out, opening my door for me when I didn’t make a move to follow him.
We went up to the Locked Security offices and past the perky receptionists. Their giggles and raspy hellos directed at him barely registered. I was stuck in my head, needing to be useful.
Carter nudged me. “You okay?”
“I’m fine.”
He groaned at my response but continued walking.
We stopped in front of a big conference room with glass walls. Gunner and a few other guys I hadn’t met yet were inside, talking.
Carter didn’t break his stride but waltzed inside, interrupting the conversation. “We’re here to save the day.”
Gunner raised a brow at him but didn’t say anything. I hovered at the door, intimidated by all the attention directed my way. I wiped my clammy hands on my pants, hoping I wouldn’t have a panic attack in front of everyone.
Carter nudged me toward one of the free chairs around the large table, and I dropped into it with a sigh.
“How many accounts did you have access to?” Gunner asked, breaking the silence.
“All of them.”
There was a murmur across the room, and my breathing turned choppy.
“And you wrote them down?”
I shook my head. “No, that would have gotten me killed.”
He frowned. “Then where did you save them?”
I tapped my head. “In here. If you give me something to write them down, I’ll do that and get out of your hair again.”
“You memorized all the numbers and codes?”
I shrank into my chair. “I have a thing for numbers. I see a number once and remember it.”
“Let’s see how good you are, then.”
I’m sure he didn’t mean it as a challenge, but I hated it when people doubted me. Or wanted proof of my abilities.
Carter sat down in the chair next to me with his laptop. He typed in the numbers as I said them, opening account after account. The room was so quiet, you could hear every tap on the keyboard.
When he’d opened the last account, I sat back with a smirk on my face. I couldn’t help it. I might have been shy, but that didn’t stop me from basking in the stunned silence and wanting to say “I told you so.”
Carter’s fingers flew over the keyboard of his laptop, and I watched on the big screen as he worked on the accounts.
Gunner stood up, catching my attention and nodding to the door. I followed him out with a relieved sigh. I was grateful to escape all the testosterone.
“Have you had lunch yet? Freya is hanging out with Sofie, cooking. I’m sure they’d love some company.”
I’d been thinking about Sofie a lot. And now that I knew she was Lucius’s daughter, even more so. “That sounds great.”
But instead of his office, Gunner directed me to the elevator. He scanned his handprint on a panel by the door I hadn’t noticed before and pressed a button. “This will take you to the apartment. Have fun.”
The elevator took me to the motherload of all apartments. And I could do nothing but stare once I walked inside. It was a beautiful day outside, and for once the sky was clear, giving an uninterrupted view of Lake Michigan out of an enormous wall of windows.
