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muster the anger something like this should have caused. Just one more case of them getting fucked over by the government that was supposed to be protecting them.
    “I had some people I know do some digging,” Major Carter said. “It didn’t go far, but a few lines traced back to Woods.”
    Apollo’s fists tightened under the table, and he ground his teeth. Knowing that the corrupt congressman was behind a part of this made his stomach turn, mainly because they all knew of his ties to the Horatius Group. Woods had been more than willing to show his loyalty to Romulus, the leader of the Glycons, a mutated group of hybrids.
    “Well, don’t we have money now thanks to Rem?” Rachel piped up. “You can just stop taking on missions.”
    Titus shook his head. “It’s not that simple. If they know that we know, it could put us in even more danger. It would be best if we could use this and make it work for us.” He stood and leaned over on the table. His dark stare pierced through the group. “They know all about our behaviors, and we need to know how that’s happening. They have been able to stay ahead of us at every turn. If we can figure out why, we might be able to do the same to them.”
    Apollo thought about it for a moment. His leader’s plan made sense. There was risk involved, but as was pointed out, there was risk either way. They needed to get some sort of advantage over the Horatius Group.
    “Just another reason we need that security up pronto,” Sol said and looked down the table at Apollo.
    He gave a curt nod. It wasn’t like he was going to mess around with this. They were all on the same page. A rare satisfaction filled him.
    “Are we sure about this…” he asked and looked down at the paper in front of him. “Hart guy?”
    “No,” Titus said. “That’s why I need you to watch him closely. We can’t afford to have any more slip-ups.”
    “Maybe we should just have Marius do it,” Apollo said and looked at the hybrid across from him. “You’re good with this stuff.”
    Marius shook his head. “I’m good with numbers and charts. This is going to require rewiring and programming.” He held up his hands. “Not my thing.”
    Apollo sighed. There didn’t seem to be much choice.
    “I’ll say this, there’s not much out there about this guy. No real school records, and he claims to be self-taught, but all his past clients check out,” Titus said. “This guy, at least, seems like the real deal.”
    Apollo nodded but didn’t trust what he was being told. Doctor Fisher had checked out, and look where that had gotten them.
    “Once you’re certain we can trust him,” Rachel cut in. “Bring him to my office. We might be able to find out what these chips are doing if someone can read the programing.”
    His muscles tensed at the thought of the chip. Having something like that inside his body was bad enough, but not knowing what it was doing, well, it was enough to drive him crazy.
    “One last thing before we go,” Titus said, cutting into the worry that ate at Apollo. He turned to look at his leader. “Jenna and Rem have been doing research on possible links to our history, but with so few to help, they haven’t made much headway.”
    Several of the men in the room shifted in their seats. Apollo didn’t blame them. They had just finished talking about not trusting people, and then they accepted a known traitor like Rem right into their fold. The choice didn’t seem very smart to Apollo, and he knew that many of the younger men Rem worked with weren’t thrilled.
    Still, he supposed they needed to learn from him, and this was the best way to get that information. And from the looks Jenna was giving him, at least somebody trustworthy wasn’t afraid to shoot his ass if he stepped out of line.
    He resisted a snort. The little secretary was the only one around there that had any real balls.
    “We need any and all information,” Titus continued. “If you have names or details of your