“Based on my experience, Maverick probably knows you’ve been tapping him or digging into him,” Neil said, his face heavy as he looked at me. “He’s high-IQ. His counter-surveillance is better than we thought. He might know more than we think.”

I let out a soft laugh, not surprised at all. “I saw this day coming. If Maverick were an idiot, he wouldn’t have fooled me for this long.”

Neil asked, “What are you going to do? Ms. Rogers, you’re in ...