The Mole

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We didn't tell anyone. That was the first decision, made in the study in the space of thirty seconds. If there was someone inside Adrián's household with access to his private intelligence briefings, then the usual channels were compromised. Nkechi's secure line was outside the palace, safe. Sofía's archive room had no connection to the household communications system, safe. Everyone else was a question mark until proven otherwise. "How many people have access to your intelligence briefings?" I said. "At the household level, four," he said. "My private secretary, the head of household security, the senior communications officer, and my chief of staff." He paused. "All of them have been with me for more than three years. Two of them for over a decade." "That doesn't clear them," I said.

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