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Nicholas sat at the corner of the Governor’s private lounge, tapping a pen against his leg. The Geneva manifest had just been released and something about it unsettled him—not in a loud, obvious way, but like a soft hum that something wasn’t right. He stared at the printed list again, his eyes locking on one name.

Charles Kingsley.

“You okay?” I asked, settling into the seat beside him.

He blinked and nodded. “Yeah. Just... Charles is coming with us.”

I tilted my head. “Your cousin? The one from trade policy?”

“Mhm. We haven’t seen each other in years. Last I heard, he was doing consultancy abroad. Geneva’s a weird place for him to resurface.”

“Why? Wasn’t he the one you were protecting badly when his name came in with the report that was tied to Ryan and Zara?”

He glanced at me, pen stilling. “Because Charles doesn’t show up anywhere unless it benefits him. It still doesn’t mean he’s a bad person, though.”

I raised an eyebrow. “But you still trust him enough to work together? And bel
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