After unpacking, they ate an early dinner. Then they waited for Alastair to arrive.
“What do you think he’d going to want me to go after?” Sean asked.
“No clue. It must be well secured though, that he wants you to get it.”
“There aren’t other men in the organization with my abilities?”
“Oh yeah. Mars, for one. And I can think of at least two others. Maybe it’s because you’re an unknown.”
“And I’d like to remain that way,” Sean said with a dry smile.
“Don’t worry. We’re good at erasing any mention of our people if necessary—and getting them sprung if worst comes to worst.”
“Good to know. I don’t want Pax to be fatherless.”
The dog looked up from where he was sprawled beside the sofa, and woofed.
“Guess he agrees with me.” Sean patted Pax’s head before using the remote to turn on th
