I nod as it sinks in. They really do have leverage. Nix cares about Coco, and there seem to be very few people in this world he cares about.
Shaking my head, I realize it’s notthey, butwe.Wehave leverage. I’m a Greenlight agent, and my job is to bring people like Nix to justice.
He stole more than fifty million dollars in Europe last year. His lifestyle of sipping Cognac and having a driver to take him places is paid for by criminal activity. Nix makes deals with men like Hassan, selling illegal weapons like the gun that was used to murder my uncle Jeff. I didn’t get into this work to fall for a man like Nix; I came here to bring down men like him.
“So what do we do from here?” I ask Rae.
“The director wants to bring him in and talk about a deal.”
“What sort of a deal?”
“Him for her.”
I arch my brows skeptically. “Really? You think he’ll cop to everything and spend the rest of his life in prison to get her out of a theft charge?”
“Not likely, but that’s not all the leverage we have.” Rae’s green eyes lock onto me with a laser-like focus. “Our cybercrime people were able to follow the trail Caroline left back to Phoenix. We don’t have everything, but we’ve at least got something to work with now. It’s the first hard evidence we’ve been able to get on him.”
I nod and swallow hard. “And it confirms what we suspected? That he’s a black hat hacker?”
Rae’s eyes widen. “Of course, he’s a black hat. We knew that, but we didn’t have evidence until now.”
“Coco’s a dumbass,” I say bitterly.
“Kennedy, tell me you aren’tsorrywe finally got this evidence.”
I shake my head quickly. “No, of course not.”
“Listen, it’s normal to develop feelings for the people we’re working. Especially when we’re forced to get physically involved with them. But you have to remember that the job comes first.”
“I know.” I lean against the edge of her desk and look down at her. “So now what? Is it business as usual for me?”
“I don’t know. The director will decide. I can’t imagine we’ll want to blow your cover, though.”
“Rae,” I say, my voice so soft it’s almost a whisper. “I think he may suspect me.”
“Of working against him?”
“Of working in intelligence.”
She puts a hand over her mouth, but she quickly moves it away and gives me a serious look. “Why didn’t you tell me? That’s a big deal.”
“I don’t think he’d hurt me.”
Rae glares with annoyance. “You think he’s willing to go to prison over you? After a few good fucks?”
“No, I don’t…I don’t know. I think he suspects but doesn’t actually want to know.”
“Then why is he still seeing you?”
I shrug. “I think he believes he’s untouchable. He’s careful, Rae. Really careful. I’ve never seen a shred of evidence at his apartment.”
“How hard have you looked?”
My cheeks warm and I look away. She’s got me there. When I’m at Nix’s place, my attention is completely focused on him.
“I’ve seen the surveillance footage of him. I get the appeal. He’s got that tall, dark, and handsome thing down. And his smile…”
My face gets even hotter. “Yeah, his smile…”
