Chapter Eighteen ‘What did you say?’ Olesya ripped the phone from Ark’s grasp. Onscreen, there was a marker—Jay. He was still in Kaliningrad, but only barely. Ark stood and pushed his chest out. ‘I said … I asked you who Jay’s following.’ ‘How about you first explain to me what Jay is doing there?’ Olesya pointed onscreen. ‘He shouldn’t leave the base without permission.’ ‘Where the hell is he?’ Nasira yelled from beside Sophia. Olesya zoomed in on the map, aware of Sophia moving closer to see it. ‘The border of Lithuania.’ ‘That’s miles away,’ Nasira said. ‘I … gave him permission when I asked him to investigate,’ Ark said. Olesya turned on her heel. ‘Investigate what exactly?’ ‘And why wasn’t he supervised out there?’ Sophia asked. ‘He was! We thought you were in trouble,’ Ark

