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Myles' eyes flicked to Addy's. His lips formed a straight line across his face then turned down into a frown. He turned his head and stared straight at him.
"Rafe's gym bag had a tracker on it."
His heart hammered in his chest and his stomach rolled. It was he who brought danger on them.
"What kind of tracker?" His voice wasn't as strong as he'd hoped.
"It was a tile. Easily purchased by anyone. Not professional at all."
"Does Henry have it?"
"Yes."
"Ask him to meet me at the DoD. I'll run diagnostics on it and find out where it originated and possibly who slipped it in my bag."
"You can't possibly think they're stupid enough to put their information on it?"
Rafe sucked in a chest full of air and squared his shoulders. "No. But, if they by chance paid with credit or debit cards, that information may be on there. The store it was purchased from is traceable from it. The date of purchase, the time even. We may be able to track him or her down through store camera footage."
Addy stepped to him. "Why is someone tracking you?"
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She stared into his eyes for a long time. He didn't look away from her, but he hesitated.
"I don't know."
Her voice was soft when she asked. "What are you hiding?"
He let out a deep breath and swallowed. "The day before yesterday I went to the gym for an afternoon swim. It wasn't planned, and not the gym at the DoD. When I left the pool and headed toward the locker room, I saw a man leave. He looked at me and his expression was surprised, which struck me as weird. When I got to my locker, I noticed it had been carved up as if someone was trying to get inside. I ran out to follow the man and just as I reached the lobby, he was exiting the building. Then an explosion happened in the area around the pool. It created mass chaos and confusion. I ended up helping people out of the building. When I was able to retrieve my belongings from my locker, it was a few hours later and I was exhausted and wired. I didn't think to check my bag for trackers as I didn't think my locker had been opened."
Myles stepped toward Rafe, his back stiff and his mood dark. "Why the fuck didn't you tell us any of this before?"
"I didn't think one thing had to do with another."
"Why would someone target you?" Myles' voice rose, his face tinted red.
"I don't know."
Addy took a breath and stepped between Myles and Rafe. She turned to face Rafe. "Do they think what the senator told Wade, he also told you?"
"It's possible."
The senator finally spoke. "I didn't tell Rafe anything."
"But they might think Wade told Rafe." She mused.
Rafe's voice softened. "Not if they know Wade. He's the most secretive man I've ever met. If you told him a secret, he'd take it to his grave."
The senator leaned forward in his chair. "I hope not. I told him about King so he'd do something about it before that son-of-a-bitch is sworn into office. Wade is also the most patriotic man I've ever known. He has integrity. Swearing in a corrupt president isn't something he'll allow."
The senator's face was pale. The skin under his eyes drooped. And, he was likely in pain.
She turned to Myles. "We need to begin having the senator certify these documents."
Myles nodded, then turned to his laptop, still open on the table. He tapped a few times, then pulled a camera and cords from a duffle bag near his chair. He set them up on the table, then pulled the table closer to the senator.
As he readied the senator, she looked into Rafe's eyes. "We need to talk."
