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As she spoke, Sonia glared between both of us. Alicia and me working together? Yeah, that was never going to happen. “You both know what this assignment is worth. We need to report back with something to our client. They understand this steal will take some time, but we have yet to find out if it even exists.”
    “I won’t let you down, Sonia. I’m willing to work together if Alicia is.” It was a lie, of course. I didn’t need Alicia’s help, and I didn’t want it. I knew Oliver better than she ever would.
    “Thank you, Jade.” Sonia turned to Alicia, waiting for her response.
    “I could have handled this, but if you want Jade on the mission, what else can I do?” she sulked, running her fake red nails through her hair.  
    “Excellent! Alicia, I want you to get Jade up to speed with everything. She leaves on Thursday for an interview with Mr. Brentford in Washington. Jade’s first contact with Mr. Kirkham will be at the Brentford Apartments Opening in New York.” Alicia simply nodded, but I could see that she was fuming inside. She knew I had the upper hand. Oliver might still be in love with me, after all. All I needed to do was gain his forgiveness. “That’s everything for now. Jade, you’ll need to pay Miles a visit to get your paperwork in order and to clear your cover story for when you meet Mr. Kirkham again. He has secretly been trying to follow your every move. We need make sure your story matches the destinations Miles faked to keep you safe.”
    “Thank you for believing in me, Sonia,” I smiled, standing up. “I won’t let you down.”
    “I have every faith in you. I’m glad to get you back out there.”
    “Don’t mind the rest of us Seductors,” Alicia muttered icily. “No one can match perfect Jade.”
    “You could learn a few things from Jade, Alicia. She is a real professional. There are many reasons she is top of her game, and you’d be wise to try and follow them.” Her words were truly touching. I never knew that was how Sonia saw me. I wasn’t really the Jade she had just described anymore, though.
    “I’ll take my leave now and begin preparing for my interview in Washington.” Sonia excused me with a nod and a small smile.   
    As I walked out of Sonia’s office, I could hear Alicia raise her voice. She must have been furious at the turn of events. I knew she hated me as much as I hated her, but if working with her would give me Oliver, it was something I was willing to do.
    I couldn’t protect my heart this time, though. The moment I saw him, I knew I’d give him anything he wanted in return for his forgiveness.
    If that were my heart—I’d give it to him gladly.
     

Chapter Two
    “Here are all your papers, Jade.” Miles smiled sweetly at me. “Are you sure about all this?”
    “I have no choice. Sonia needs me to take this mission.”
    “You want this mission too, don’t you?” he questioned, handing me my fake passport. Why did it feel so good being Jade Gibbs again?
    “Yes,” I confessed with a sigh.
    “Mr. Kirkham doesn’t seem to want to give up on you, either. He did another background check yesterday to see if you’d used your account anywhere.” Oliver was still looking for me.  That was a good thing, right? “Did you get the information I sent you about your bank deposits?”
    “Yes, I’ve studied them. I know where I’ve been these last six months.”
    “Make sure your tracker is working. I had issues with Georgie’s earlier this week. It might be the software that I updated,” he mused, going back to his computer.
    “Don’t I get any fancy gadgets to take with me?” I teased, leaning on his desk.
    “There’s no point until we know about this power core. You have your standard equipment, though.”
    “Do you think they’re going too far with this steal?” I could confide in Miles. We become close in the months we’d worked together.
    “Selling advanced nuclear weapons to the highest bidder? Yeah, I’d say they’ve