He cupped my face, forcing me to meet his eyes. Those golden pools were filled with utter sincerity and seriousness. "More importantly, why did Jack suddenly appear *here*, find us so precisely, and stage that whole performance of accusation and suicide right in front of *you*? The reason Jim and I went out yesterday was because we received word that Derek might have arrived in New York and was secretly contacting some local lone wolf factions. Last night, we were dealing with the people he sent to harass one of our outposts. The scratch on Jim"s hand is from that." My eyes widened. "Derek?" "Exactly." Luke"s gaze was icy. "We thought his target was me or Jim. We never imagined he"d be so despicable as to target *you*! Jack was one of the pawns he used. Derek must have manipulated him with
