Chapter 1670

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Reading his mind perfectly, Claire laughed. “People will just assume you’re a caring boyfriend buying supplies for your girlfriend.”

Agent Grant, a perpetually single man, offered a hollow laugh. “Right.”

What girlfriend?

Where was the justice in the world?!

The hospital called shortly after with incredible news: Honeysuckle had regained consciousness.

Honeysuckle was just a codename, and Claire had no idea what his real name was.

Agent Grant offered to drive Claire home, but she waved him off. “I’ll drive myself.”

“If

f you take me home in an official vehicle, it’ll just put a bigger target on my back.”

Agent Grant hesitated, but he couldn’t deny she made a valid point.

“Alright, but keep your head on a swivel.”

He wasn’t entirely briefed on Claire’s situation, and Silas had kept his answers vague.

It sounded like Silas’s own mission was going sideways, meaning Agent Grant had to secure Honeysuckle and ensure Claire didn’t get killed in the crossfire.

Since he couldn’t escort her officially, he decided to tail her quietly.

Agent Grant was a master of surveillance; he knew exactly how to blend into traffic.

If Jace and Rory weren’t exceptionally highly trained themselves, they wouldn’t have spotted him trailing them.

Claire, however, was driving herself.

Her driving skills were top-tier. If a hostile asset had been tailing her, she would have realized it instantly.

But since it was just Agent Grant trying to keep her safe, she didn’t bother trying to lose him.

Agent Grant, however, was completely oblivious to Jace and Rory’s existence.

Noticing a dark SUV mirroring Claire’s every move, he assumed it was the syndicate trying to locate the USB drive.

He had no idea how many shooters were in the vehicle, but he was terrified for Claire’s safety and furious at their sheer audacity.

Trailing a civilian in broad daylight just to find out where she lived?

These lunatics had zero regard for the law. They had gunned a man down in the street, infiltrated a hospital to finish the job, and now they were hunting the girl who had merely spoken to him.

Agent Grant wasn’t sure if they were

out for revenge because Claire had

saved the target’s life, or if they

knew she had the intel.

He didn’t want to engage them and risk a shootout on a civilian road, but he immediately called for backup.

He also fast-tracked the request for her permanent security detail.

Just as Silas had promised, two elite operators were pulled from their respective units to guard her.

The situation was critical, so they had grabbed two guys who were currently on leave in the city.

Their vacations were abruptly canceled, but neither man uttered a word of complaint.

However, no matter how fast they moved, they wouldn’t arrive in time for this.

Agent Grant shadowed Claire all the

way to her apartment building

across from the university She

parked her car and headed for the lobby.

Watching Jace and Rory step into the elevator right behind her, Agent Grant gritted his teeth and sprinted

then

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As he ran, he unholstered his sidearm and tucked it into his waistband.

If a firefight broke out in that elevator, he was going to shield the girl with his own

body.

“Why did you follow me home, Agent Grant?”

Claire asked him the second the elevator doors opened on her floor.

He was wearing a baseball cap pulled low, trying to be discreet, but she recognized him instantly.

“I’m actually here to visit a friend. I had no idea you lived here.”

Agent Grant shot a tense glare at Jace and Rory, offering Claire a completely unbelievable excuse.

Claire caught the warning look and sighed internally. “Since you’re here, why don’t you come inside for a cup of tea?”

She unlocked her front door using the facial recognition scanner.

Once inside, she handed Agent Grant a pair of guest slippers.

To Agent Grant’s absolute horror, Jace and Rory casually walked right in behind

him.

Before Agent Grant could even shout a warning, Jace slammed the heavy front door shut, locking them all inside.

“Who the hell are you people?”

Following a girl into her apartment and locking the door? Were they planning to torture her for the intel?

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