you—or something about you. I have no idea why. I didn’t get all the information he was working on, but you were on several of the notes. None of them make sense.”
He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. “I don’t know why he was looking for me, or why my name was in his notes. I’d left the Company years earlier. Hell, I don’t even have a contact. And you said he used the name Devon Stryker?”
She nodded.
“That makes no sense. I was using my birth name then.”
“Well, Stryker was the name he used and you were a legend at the time. She threw her hands up in the air. “I didn’t get a chance to go through all his notes before I had to get out of England.”
“You flew back that morning to bury him.”
“Yes, or rather reach him before he died. I disappeared the day after his funeral. I had no choice.”
Devon glanced at Micah and Dee. “I think I should send you three back to Hawaii without us, and we will sort this out.”
“Wait—” she said, but Micah stopped her.
“That’s not going to happen, Devon. We can all go back to Hawaii. Being on my home turf makes me feel better.”
They were making decisions without asking her how she felt about it. She was stunned by the night’s events but she wasn’t a weakling. Sir Walter Hughes’ daughter didn’t do what other people told her to do. She told people what to do. “That’s not good.”
Devon looked at her. “Why not?”
“It’s a place with no escape. I don’t like being stuck without an escape route, and Hawaii would box me in.”
“And Seattle is safer?”
She nodded. “A flight to the east sends me to all kinds of places it’s easy to disappear in. Plus, Canada is just north. I didn’t pick it by chance.”
Although, it had appealed to her. After spending time in South Africa, she had wanted something cold and damp. The scenery, the climate, and the location had all been perfect for her. She had built a beautiful life in that house in the woods.
“Believe me when I say we won’t be trapped. Plus, we have family there who can help. Remember, it’s a tourist haven. It is easier to disappear there and be one of the crowd. It might be small but there are close to a million people there. Dee knows that better than anyone.”
“I did hide in plain sight for a while,” Dee said. “Plus, Devon just bought some huge stupidly expensive house near Kaneohe. It has a kick ass security system.”
He made a face at his sister. “I know you have no problem with the pool.”
She smiled. “So, there you go. You’re coming to Hawaii.”
Panic made it hard for her to breathe. She didn’t like anyone making choices for her. “I never said I was going.”
“Let me explain things to you.” Devon’s voice had dipped and menace dripped from every syllable. “I am taking Bridget. I want you there too, but I am not leaving her with you.”
“Just what the bloody hell do you mean by that?”
“I mean that I will file papers and get a DNA test. You are an English citizen on American soil.”
She crossed her arms and smiled, although she knew there was no humor in it. “For your information, according to your government and the papers and ID I have, I am an American citizen.”
“Oh, where did you get your documents from?” Dee asked. “I used this guy in LA a lot.”
Alicia blinked and turned to look at Dee. “What?”
“When I was on the run, I used this great guy in LA.”
“This is not a negotiation,” Devon said.
“Don’t you understand?” she asked. “You exposed us. I have been here for years with no problem. You show up and so do whoever is after me. They have to know you live in Hawaii.”
“Only part of the time. I still spend a lot of my time in Las Vegas. The house wasn’t bought in my name, so while they might know I go there, on paper, I don’t own anything.”
Of course, he covered that. He might not have spent a lot of time in the Company, but he was definitely perfect for the life.
He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. “I don’t know why he was looking for me, or why my name was in his notes. I’d left the Company years earlier. Hell, I don’t even have a contact. And you said he used the name Devon Stryker?”
She nodded.
“That makes no sense. I was using my birth name then.”
“Well, Stryker was the name he used and you were a legend at the time. She threw her hands up in the air. “I didn’t get a chance to go through all his notes before I had to get out of England.”
“You flew back that morning to bury him.”
“Yes, or rather reach him before he died. I disappeared the day after his funeral. I had no choice.”
Devon glanced at Micah and Dee. “I think I should send you three back to Hawaii without us, and we will sort this out.”
“Wait—” she said, but Micah stopped her.
“That’s not going to happen, Devon. We can all go back to Hawaii. Being on my home turf makes me feel better.”
They were making decisions without asking her how she felt about it. She was stunned by the night’s events but she wasn’t a weakling. Sir Walter Hughes’ daughter didn’t do what other people told her to do. She told people what to do. “That’s not good.”
Devon looked at her. “Why not?”
“It’s a place with no escape. I don’t like being stuck without an escape route, and Hawaii would box me in.”
“And Seattle is safer?”
She nodded. “A flight to the east sends me to all kinds of places it’s easy to disappear in. Plus, Canada is just north. I didn’t pick it by chance.”
Although, it had appealed to her. After spending time in South Africa, she had wanted something cold and damp. The scenery, the climate, and the location had all been perfect for her. She had built a beautiful life in that house in the woods.
“Believe me when I say we won’t be trapped. Plus, we have family there who can help. Remember, it’s a tourist haven. It is easier to disappear there and be one of the crowd. It might be small but there are close to a million people there. Dee knows that better than anyone.”
“I did hide in plain sight for a while,” Dee said. “Plus, Devon just bought some huge stupidly expensive house near Kaneohe. It has a kick ass security system.”
He made a face at his sister. “I know you have no problem with the pool.”
She smiled. “So, there you go. You’re coming to Hawaii.”
Panic made it hard for her to breathe. She didn’t like anyone making choices for her. “I never said I was going.”
“Let me explain things to you.” Devon’s voice had dipped and menace dripped from every syllable. “I am taking Bridget. I want you there too, but I am not leaving her with you.”
“Just what the bloody hell do you mean by that?”
“I mean that I will file papers and get a DNA test. You are an English citizen on American soil.”
She crossed her arms and smiled, although she knew there was no humor in it. “For your information, according to your government and the papers and ID I have, I am an American citizen.”
“Oh, where did you get your documents from?” Dee asked. “I used this guy in LA a lot.”
Alicia blinked and turned to look at Dee. “What?”
“When I was on the run, I used this great guy in LA.”
“This is not a negotiation,” Devon said.
“Don’t you understand?” she asked. “You exposed us. I have been here for years with no problem. You show up and so do whoever is after me. They have to know you live in Hawaii.”
“Only part of the time. I still spend a lot of my time in Las Vegas. The house wasn’t bought in my name, so while they might know I go there, on paper, I don’t own anything.”
Of course, he covered that. He might not have spent a lot of time in the Company, but he was definitely perfect for the life.
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