Page 182 of Assassin

Once in the main room, he was curious.

“How did you know? I was using…”

She pointed, and played the footage of him trying to break into the place for him.

Lewis just watched.

It was insane.

“Well, shit. That just decrypted CIA tech. I need a copy of that software.”

MATE winked at him.

“Play your cards right, and you can have all of me,” she said, purring. “I hear you like a redhead,” she offered, and her black hair went red.

He stared at her.

Then at Maura.

“Uh, did your AI just flirt with me? Can AI do that?” he asked.

Zayn nodded.

“Oh, it can, and is. It’s freaking insane, and scary,” he said. “She’s going to kill us all. I’m calling it. Now she wants to mate to have spider babies.”

MATE just smiled.

Then, she scared the big man.

“BOO!” she shouted, and Zayn jumped.

Only, Zayn wasn’t amused.

“I hate Elizabeth! What the hell were we thinking? This thing is programed with her mental illness!”

Likely.

Since Lewis was there, Maura did the introductions. She knew he had met Dimitri and Heath.

“Major Lewis Faulkner, this is Greyson Croft and his associates.”

“Oh, I know who they are,” he said, scanning the room to see what this place had in it. Elizabeth had gone over the edge on this one. “The CIA had a folder on him.”

HAD being the operative word.

“It doesn’t anymore?” Greyson asked, wanting to be sure. “On any of my family?”

He shook his head.

“Nope.”

That made the Russian in the room curious as hell.

“How do you know?” Dimitri asked, suspiciously. He didn’t trust the government, even if he liked Elizabeth.

Reaper shrugged.

“Who do you think Elizabeth paid to steal it and erase any digital information. You were wiped by me.”

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