Chapter 189

Damon

The office lights dimmed as I shut down the final report on Caleb. “I refuse to believe that he is going to be a traitor. There is something wrong about this. There is something that we do not know.”

My eyes burned from the hours spent reviewing files, hunting leads that led to dead ends, and trying to piece together what the hell happened to a man who had never once strayed without reason. Ethan and Carter stood quietly nearby, their energy heavy with the same exhaustion I carried.

“We tracked a few movements,” Carter said, his voice clipped. “One of the border outposts reported a presence two nights ago, but by the time our men reached it, whoever was there had already vanished. We don’t want to believe that he is a traitor, but there is also that possibility as he seems to disappear whenever we find him or at least hold leads on him.”

Ethan added, “Still no confirmation if it was Caleb… but the scent? It was familiar. Almost too familiar. We’r