Page 55 of Sam's Salvation

“You thought I was a traitor?” The indignation in Dee’s voice rang clear.

Audra shrugged. “I didn’t know what to think. So, I called Sam, because I knew I could trust him, and that he could help.”

Dee looked at him. “You’re Sam?”

“Yes.”

She looked at Audra. “How do you know him? And why would you call him?”

“Sam and I worked together ten years ago, before I came to your unit. And full disclosure, we were also lovers. Long story short, we parted amicably and lost touch. Until we ran into each other in Las Vegas in February.”

Dee’s eyes widened. “Did Brogan?—”

Audra shook her head, cutting off her words. She already knew where Dee’s mind had gone. “No. I was alone. He stopped me in the street while I was walking. I basically told him to bugger off.” She glanced at him, a slight upward curve to her lips.

He smirked. “I didn’t listen, though. I went back later to the area where I saw her, hoping to see her again. I was curious about—what she was—up to.”

Audra squeezed his hand, seeing his mind struggling. “Relax. She won’t bite.” She grinned. “Much.”

Her attempt at levity worked, and his shoulders relaxed.

“What did I miss just now?” Dee waved a finger between them.

“A few years ago, I suffered a traumatic brain injury on a mission. Words get stuck in my head sometimes. Stress and anxiety make it worse,” Sam said.

“I stress you out?” Dee raised an eyebrow.

“Anxious,” he corrected. “I know what power you hold over Audra, and I don’t want to see her suffer because she chose to trust me.”

Dee’s eyes narrowed. “What did you do?”

“I involved some friends.”

“What kind of friends? Who are you, exactly?”

“I’m a former SEAL. Audra called me from the hospital. I met her in Vegas later the same day. She filled me in on what happened and what her suspicions were. We took the information she’d gathered and I gave it to a friend of mine. He built some program to analyze it all and has been running things through it.”

Dee blinked and sat back. “Okay.” She pinned Audra with a hard stare. “You gave mission critical information to a civilian?”

“Yes.”

“And let him give it to someone else?”

“Yes.”

“We have answers, though,” Sam said.

“What? Why didn’t you lead with that?” A deep vee formed between her eyebrows. “Bloody hell… Okay, what did you find out?”

“Theo’s been playing both sides,” Audra replied. “Do you have access to the most recent information I gathered from Liam’s office?”

“What information?”

Audra’s eyes widened, and she glanced at Sam for a moment before turning back to Dee. “Theo didn’t pass along the information I copied from Liam’s computer? Or the pictures I took of the ledger I found in his desk?”

Twin pops of red broke out on Dee’s cheeks. Her silvery eyes darkened with anger. “No. What did you find?”

“Get your laptop.” Audra gestured to the desk.

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