She gazed at him sharply, not bothering to reply, knowing it was unlikely he’d tell her the truth, anyway.
Silence returned, though not for long. Tom shifted, then said, “I suppose I should tell you.”
Melissa braced herself for more lies.
He went on slowly, “It’s complicated. Hard to know where to begin...”
Tom sighed. He’d decided to give her the edited version. He wouldn’t have to lie then, and if she was with the enemy, well, she’d know more than him already. He was still surprised how much her trust meant to him. She hadn’t said anything yet, merely watched him with those bright, intelligent eyes.
“Erm...Let’s see... Let’s start at the beginning. You’d know, if you’d visited our website, that about six months ago, just outside Shenmu, an oil and gas exploration team uncovered an a
