Not disappear, not completely but a crack. Because every file we found placed him somewhere unexpected.
Not at the top, not in charge and not running things. Working for someone. Answering to someone and the realization felt strange and dangerous and complicated.
Blade seemed to be thinking the same thing. He stood near the board while studying another collection of records and finally he looked up.
“Raze appears again.” Blade said and the room immediately quieted.
“Where?” Casey asked.
Blade handed over a file and Casey skimmed through it. Then another and another.
My stomach tightened because every mention said the same thing. Operative, recruit, field asset, enforcer. Never leader or director and it never said the word Architect.
I sat back slowly trying to process it. Tryin
