He turned back toward the room. Damien was at the table, leaning over Marcus's screen, his jaw tight and his focus absolute. The two men were different in many ways....different generations, different styles, different approaches to the particular problem of being someone who loved Aria Chen and wanted to protect her.
But in this moment they were the same.
Alexander crossed the room and stood beside Damien at the table.
"My team has a contact inside Gregory Ashford's network," he said quietly. "A former employee who has access to Gregory's property management records. I can have a confirmation on which of the three properties is active within the next fifteen minutes."
Damien looked at him. Something passed between them....not warmth exactly, not yet, but the specific acknowledgment of two people who had decided that the thing they shared mattered more than the friction between them.
"Make the call," Damien said.
Alexander nodded and raised his phone.
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MEI'S POV
