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Holy shit!
My heart just stopped beating.
Ra. He said the Ra.
Ra… as in Balthazar. There were so many associates and accomplices associated with the Ra.
Fuck…
The Ra.
The Chameleon said the Ra…
They were the terrorist group that Giovanni was talking about.
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck….
It was them. God, this whole mission really was getting worst by the minute.
Now I understood it. All of it, and Giovanni’s worries.
He was worried they would take Jia.
It fucking made sense and pieced together all his actions so far to protect her. Stopping her from going to Europe, having someone with her at all times, taking away all the access she had… it was this.
Fucking hell…
Giovanni had every reason to be worked up and I’d just joined him. I’d just taken my seat right next to him in wanting to protect her.
Thinking of The Ra and Balthazar had me right there with him, especially when images of the past came flooding back to my mind.
I remembered when I was first tasked with dealing with the Ra.
The knowledge of them was what made me promise Jack I’d take care of his daughter.
It was also what made me sign up to be an agent.
I’d wanted to protect Claire…
Chapter 19
Xander
Ten years ago…
I reached out to touch her hair but Claire swatted my hands away and looked over my shoulder to see if Jack was watching.
He’d been in the field tending to the horses and while he might have been able to see us, he wouldn’t have seen the mere gesture of affection I’d made.
I rolled my eyes at her and shook my head.
“Problem with me touching your hair?” I teased knowing it would make her more annoyed at me.
“What is the matter with you?” Her brown eyes widened and she glanced over at Jack again who really was just busy with the horses.
He didn’t give one iota about us standing over a hundred feet away from him on the porch.
“Nothing’s wrong, just want to touch my girl’s hair,” I teased.
