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was no one else she could go to for assistance. She hadn’t had time to get a new phone and there was no landline in the house. As per usual she was all on her own on this one, no handler, no backup of any kind. It was what made her so good at her job and why various organizations and agencies hired her to fulfill certain contracts—she had no ties to trip her up, giving her the flexibility to operate on her own and make her own decisions. This was the way she’d always operated, ever since leaving the Valkyrie program, and normally she loved the freedom.
    At times like this, however, it was a damn lonely and dangerous place to be.
    She also didn’t want anyone else put in danger because of her, and she’d learned a long time ago that she couldn’t rely on anyone but her Valkyrie sisters. So, it was Briar or nothing. “Look, we’re good now. Where’s Briar?”
    “L.A.”
    Crap. No reinforcement for her anytime soon then. She covered her disappointment. “Tell her I said hi. Sorry about the break-in—I’ll set the security system again before I leave.”
    “Nuh-uh, you didn’t break into my house and disable my very expensive, state-of-the-art security system just to see if you could. So what’s going on?” he demanded.
    “Really, I’m fine.” Or she would be, as long as she could get out of the area undetected and take a few days to recover before trying to leave the country.
    But she couldn’t get on a flight without one of her IDs, and they were all stashed back at her rental apartment. Which was the first place Tino would look once he started digging into her background, and all his various law enforcement contacts would help him.
    “Trin. Just tell me. I can help you,” he said, his tone impatient.
    No you can’t. And he could push all he wanted, but she wasn’t telling him anything, least of all with Colebrook here. She didn’t trust the agent standing in front of her. “It’s all good now. I needed a change of clothes so I borrowed some stuff from Briar.” Man, her friend was skinny. The jeans were damn near cutting off her circulation and the sweater kept riding up.
    “Who’s after you?” he pushed.
    “Matt. Leave it alone.”
    He expelled a loud breath, clearly irritated by her stubbornness. “All of you are the fucking same,” he grumbled, and there was no mistaking he meant her, Briar and Georgia, all former Valkyries. “You guys drive me insane more often than not, you know that? It’s no wonder I’m going bald.”
    “Having one thinning spot on the top of your head is not the same as going bald.” She had her reasons for being stubborn about this, and she was sticking to them.
    He grunted. “I gotta go. But if you need anything—I don’t care what it is—call me. In the meantime, you can trust Colebrook. I’ll tell Briar you were looking for her.”
    Trust Colebrook? She didn’t think so. She didn’t trust anyone until they’d earned it. “Thanks. I might be out of touch for a few days. Tell her I’ll call her once I get back to London.”
    “I will.” Matt gave a hard sigh. “Colebrook, take me off speaker.”
    Trinity stiffened as he did just that, listened to Matt for a few moments then mumbled a response and ended the call. The sudden silence filled the space until it pressed in on her from all sides. “What did he say?” she demanded.
    “That you insisting you’re fine is bullshit, and that I’m supposed to help you in whatever way I can and watch your back until you’re safe.”
    She clenched her jaw and narrowed her eyes, hating that Matt saw her as needing that kind of help. Even if at the moment, she actually did.
    “So, Trinity,” Colebrook said, taking an uneven step toward her. “Want to tell me what the hell happened to you tonight?”
    Before she could blurt out the lie waiting on the tip of her tongue, the sound of a car engine racing up the street caught her attention. She tensed, her head automatically turning toward the door, and stood