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"I found Kevin and the other guy. They're dead, Virgo. Killed yesterday. I got to England only two days ago. Now they're dead. Both of them were shot in the head, execution style, and it looked like they were bound and gagged."

"Fuck.”

“I know. This suggests we're being watched.Iwas being watched. And if I was being watched, it means you are, too."

I knew to expect this, but hearing it so plainly hits me in the gut. I look around as if checking for someone, but of course there's no one to find. "

“You still there, Virgo?" Cillian checks.

"Yeah. What are you going to do now?"

"I'm heading back to the States tomorrow. Let's regroup when I get back."

"Okay."

He hangs up, and a stab of fear twists my insides. I hate the unknown. I can handle it when it's just me, but I don't just have myself to worry about anymore.

I have a wife who needs me.

I walk back into the house, and she looks over at me. "What happened?"

How do I tell her that the man who rescued her is now dead because we stirred the hornet's nest? It would crush her.

"Nothing to worry about at the moment." Fuck, I loathe lying to her, but I can't tell her yet.

There's never a good time to tell her these things, but I can’t break her like that tonight when she’s had a breakthrough with getting her memories back.

Dr. Belmont cautioned against stress or putting too much pressure on her, which I already knew, but hearing him say it felt a hundred times worse. He said her mind could go into lockdown mode again.

"Is Cillian okay?" She looks me over.

"He is. Don't worry. Let's just watch the movie."

I sit next to her and slip my arm around her, pulling her toward me.

We watch the movie, but my mind isn't here. I’m thinking about the past, which hasn't left us.

Olivia's return has reopened secrets people want to keep hidden.

Whatever was happening then is still happening now.

ChapterTwenty-Three

Olivia

Something happened. Something bad.

I know it.

I've been feeling like this since Virgo got that call. He was different after, tenser.

The movie just finished.

Although our eyes have been glued to the screen, I know he's been thinking about whatever is happening back at home, and I’ve been thinking about him.

Virgo stands, and I look at him.

"We should head to bed.” He sighs, looking uneasy. “We have an early start tomorrow before we head home."

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