Standing downstairs of Natalie's previous studio, Benjamin Carter thought of the words his father said. The pictures of Mona and Natalie flashed through his mind.

He thought of Mona's tearful face when she was imploring, Natalie's faint smile, and Mona's madness of persuading him to be a spy as well as Natalie's unconditional trust to him.

Every scene was playing back and flashed quickly in his mind. At last, two pictures were frozen in his mind. One was that Mona ...