Ah, right.She could see the disconnect.
“Okay, yes, I did kill these humans.”That would be a little hard to deny with her caught red handed standing over their bodies.“But I had nothing to do with their actions.”
“So, you’re not the head of Belladonna?”Jin probed.
Ugh—why did he have to be so observant?
“Okay, yes, I’m the head of Belladonna.But not this Belladonna,” Gus hurried to explain.“Someone is using me as their scapegoat.”
“I know.”
Gus faltered, taken aback by that answer.“You know?”
How did he know?Even Ryan hadn’t believed her.
“I suspected.”
Gus blinked rapidly.“I have proof?”
No, wait.Why did that sound like a question?
Jin shrugged.“Okay.”
“O-kay?”
Again, with the questioning tone.
Jin nodded.“Okay.”
That was it?That was all he had to say?Okay?
Gus shot Brooks a baffled expression, wondering if he understood what was going on any better than she did.
“I met Mars and Cleo already.I know they’re the ones behind this,” Jin continued.
“Does that mean they’re already dead?”Gus asked hopefully.
Please, say yes.She wasn’t looking forward to having to hunt those two down.
“Not quite,” Jin said.
Darn.
She’d really hoped that was one problem taken care of.
Gus thought a moment before frowning.“They didn’t recognize you?”
Impossible.She’d taken one look at those eyes of his and the knowledge of his identity had practically slapped her in the face.That’s how obvious it had been.There should have been no way Mars and Cleo missed it.
“No.”
Gus pursed her lips in disapproval.“They’re not very observant.”
More than that.They were blind.And they dared cast aspersions against her capabilities.The nerve.
“No, I guess not.”
Gus peeked at Jin out of the corner of her eye.“I should get going.Kira will be here soon.I put her on course to encounter Roake’s commander and the children.”
