The orders from my father, Sebastian, were clear, infuriatingly so: Do not touch the law enforcement liaison. Adrian had built an invisible shield around his asset, using the full resources of the U.S. government as his bodyguard. I had to weather the storm and wait for Adrian's next move.
But waiting was a luxury I could not afford. The Geneva accounts were frozen, my credibility with the Eastern European syndicates was in question, and the financial pressure was immense. I needed actionable intelligence, something Father was not getting, something that would give me leverage to break Adrian's control without violating Sebastian's stupid, sentimental truce.
If I could not eliminate the asset, I needed to know the nature of the relationship. How was Adrian communicating the precise, time-sensitive data? And how could I use that conduit against him?
