TWELVE
Devon wasn’t in the training room when they made it back to ASSET headquarters, so Grey set the books down in his office. “We’re going to be here for a while.”
“I will be.” Sage stood in the hallway. She crooked a finger, calling Grey to join her. “You are going on a special mission.”
A smile broke through his stony expression. “Giving me orders now?”
“You’re the only one I can trust to do it.” Sage unclasped the necklace her mother had given her. “We need to have this tested.”
His brow crinkled as he scrutinized the small locket as if seeing it for the first time. “Why?”
“Because it’s the shield Quarn spoke of.”
“I can’t believe you’ve been wearing that thing around your neck the whole time. No wonder the damn thing bonded to you.”
“You want to keep your voice down?” How we
