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At least one of the Aegi probably had the new Aegis weapon, and Logan had no idea how it would affect him or Cujo, so he’d rather keep his hellhound out of it unless absolutely necessary. Besides, Cujo was a little unpredictable around humans, and he didn’t want to be responsible for starting another international incident.
“Well, I guess this is goodbye,” Eva said, and he felt a twinge in his chest.
He didn’t want her to go. He risked a glance at her, which was stupid because it made him want to grab her hand and dive back through the gate Ares held open for the DART agents.
“I guess so,” he said with a casualness he didn’t feel.
Eva gestured to Logan’s colleagues. “I’ll wait until they’re all through.” She winked at him. “In case Mace is right, and it’s a trap.”
He smiled, despite not feeling very cheerful at the moment. “You can’t blame us for thinking that.”
“No, I can’t. I’d have thought the same thing about you,” she admitted, her expression turning pensive. “Before. I’m not sure I’d think that now.” She smiled up at him. “You’ve surprised me, Logan. All of you have.”
“You’ve surprised me too.”
The way she looked at him, like a dark-eyed temptress, made his breath catch, and his cock twitch.
“When all of this is over…” The longing in her voice matched the yearning inside him, and he wanted her to finish the sentence, to say that when it was over, maybe they could find each other. Do things the right way.
But she never got the chance. Maja busted in and ruined everything. She was good at that.
“Hi, Logan.” Maja held out a scrap of braided leather. “I just wanted to give you this.”
A pang of recognition stole his breath. He’d thought he’d lost that. Holy shit. He’d ruined his relationship with Stryke over that—well, partly, anyway. Mostly, the problem with Stryke was that he was an insufferable jackass.
“You had it this whole time?”
She had the good grace to look chagrined but offered no apology. “I know it meant a lot to you.”
“And yet you took it.”
Maja just shrugged and turned to Eva, who was looking between them, brow furrowed. “Eva, you ready to head back to HQ?”
Eva’s mouth opened to say something…and then her jaw dropped, her eyes shooting wide as she finally put shit together.
This wasn’t uncomfortable at all.
Eva recovered quickly and smiled politely. Suspiciously politely. Logan knew that look. It was the one his mom gave his dad when she was trying to keep from killing him in public.
“Can I talk to Logan alone for a minute?” she asked.
Maja hesitated, her speculative glance bouncing from Eva to Logan. “Sure. We’ll wait.”
“One second.” Logan tucked the bracelet into his pocket. “What is The Aegis going to say about Keeley and Draven?”
“Nothing.” Maja looked him dead in the eyes and lied, just the way she had all those years ago when she’d said she loved him, then tried to ruin his life. “We’re going to stall for time. You need to get Draven under control, and now.”
Spinning on her heel, she marched away.
Eva waited until Maja was out of hearing range before rounding on him. “So. You and Maja?”
He reached up and massaged the back of his neck where the muscles had suddenly gone painfully tight. “Yeah.”
“She’s the ex from college who couldn’t handle the truth about you?”
“Yeah.”
Eva blew out a breath. “Shit.”
