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point of entry. I’ll try to get in that way, but I have confirmation that they received a drop shipment from Kronberg. It contained everything she needed to formulate the time dilation drug.”
    The thought made him a little sick. “She’s using it on Theo.”
    Ian held a hand up. “We don’t know that.”
    It was the only answer. “Otherwise, he would have found a way to contact us.”
    “Case, I need you to stay calm. He would still be recovering. We don’t know anything except there’s a chance he’s alive and I’m going to do everything I possibly can to ensure that if he is alive, he comes home as soon as he can.”
    So many things fell into place. He’d been wondering about Ian’s decisions in the last few weeks. “That’s why you’re allowing the feds to run an op at Sanctum.”
    “Yes. It’s also why I’ve allowed a new member to join despite the fact that she lied on her application and I believe she has ties to The Collective.” Ian’s voice had gone softer. Way softer than it usually would when he was talking about someone invading his club and potentially betraying them.
    His brother’s eyes connected with his in nauseating sympathy.
    “Mia.” It was the only possible reason his brother was looking at him like he’d lost his best friend. “You think it’s Mia.”
    “I know it’s Mia. Whoever did her paperwork is good, but Adam’s better. He’s very likely giving Hutch a serious dressing down for missing the parts of her story that didn’t hold up.”
    “Hutch is great if you give him very specific orders. He has to know exactly what you want from him or he cuts corners. I trained him in combat, but his skills are primarily on the computer. Don’t get me wrong. He’s brave. He’ll charge in if he has to, but he can get lazy, too.” Mia. Mia. Mia. Her name was playing through his head like a song he couldn’t stop hearing.
    “She neglected to give us her actual occupation,” Ian continued. “She’s a reporter. Freelance, but her real connections are to a company called 4L Software.”
    “Okay.” He wasn’t sure what he was supposed to do with that. He felt numb, dumb even. He’d been dumb to think she was real. What was she doing here? “I think I’ve heard of them. What’s a reporter doing working for a software company?”
    “She doesn’t work for them. She owns a nice chunk of the firm. She’s worth a hundred million dollars because her brother created the company and gave his siblings each a piece of his incredibly rich pie. Her real name is Mia Lawless and I think she might be here to spy on us for The Collective. Case, I’m sorry. I knew after tonight I had to tell you why I’d let her in.”
    His brother was treating him with kid gloves. He could tell Ian was about to bench him again. Ian would do it because he thought Case couldn’t do what needed to be done. He didn’t do undercover the way Theo had.
    “You want me to figure out why she’s here?”
    Ian’s jaw tightened. “I’ll deal with it.”
    That was another kick to the gut and one he was done with taking. “There’s nothing to deal with. You’ve got two choices, brother. You can let me figure out what Mia’s doing here or you can send me with Li to find Theo.”
    Ian took a deep breath and sat back. “Or I can ask you to do your job and go to Houston with Michael.”
    Case wasn’t about to let that happen. He stood, unable to handle being still a moment longer. “That’s a simple job and Bear can do it. I was wrong. There’s a third option. You can accept my resignation and watch me walk the fuck away. I’ll find my brother on my own.”
    Ian’s hand hit the desk with a slap and he cursed under his breath. “Sit down, Case. This is exactly why I didn’t tell you in the first place.”
    “Because I can’t handle it.” Maybe he would resign no matter what Ian said.
    “No. Why the fuck would you say that? You’re emotionally involved and I’m worried about you. I’m