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“Yes.” She lowered her voice to a near whisper. “No sign of our friend, though.”
“Not yet,” he murmured.
They moved on. Jet was becoming overwhelmed by all of the cool tech, and made a mental note of the things she wanted to follow up on. She was getting some ideas of things she wanted to incorporate at Sentinel Security.
“You’re interested in computers?”
The British accent made her look up. There was a cute guy behind the stand, smiling at her.
“Yes,” she replied. “Computers are a big part of my job.”
He smiled. “Awesome. Mine, too. Anything I can explain to you?”
“Well—”
A large hand landed on her shoulder. Across from her, her new friend paled.
“Let’s keep moving, Sara,” Cain said.
She glanced up to see him sending the guy at the stand an unfriendly glare.
“Sure.” She smiled at the man as Cain tugged her away. “Thanks.”
“What was that?” she whispered.
“Nothing. We just need to keep moving.”
She rolled her eyes.
After another hour, they returned to the café for drinks and a snack.
Come on, evil bad guy buyer.She looked around.Make a move. She nibbled on a pastry. God, it was delicious. Even conference cafés in Paris had good food and coffee. She took another bite and swallowed.
“Maybe we should split up for a bit?” she suggested.
Cain’s jaw tightened. “No.”
“Jake.”
His hand clenched on his coffee cup.
“It’s a good idea.” The buyer wanted her. Maybe Cain hovering nearby was putting him off.
He sighed. “You’ll stay in visual range.”
“Sure.”
“If I see something concerning, I’ll close in.”
“All right.”
“If you see something—”
She gripped his arm. “Yes, Bond. Now, let’s do this.”
* * *
Cain walked slowly,pretending to read information on—he squinted—advanced robotics. Really, he was looking past the stand to Jet, who had paused two stands away.
