Secrets beneath the Surface

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in my chest. "What do you mean, bigger than we

who he says he is. I did some digging, and I found out that the man in the photo you mentioned? He's

. "His son? But why would Jake be volunteering at a c

t there's something off about the whole situation. It's almost like someone's been er

this mean? Why would someone go to

nvolved in some top-secret military operations years ago-classified stuf

in something like that, it could explain why he was so mysterious. But it al

asked, feeling a wave

ke or let him know you're onto him. We need more inform

Okay, I'll keep my distance. But I'm going t

with concern. "I'll keep looking into this on my

teful to have him on my sid

Jake might be the son of a powerful military figure, and his connection to t

I couldn't let him know that I was onto him. But I couldn't just sit back and d

constantly going back to what Tom had told me. Every sound in the apartment

d to go through my notes and try to piece together everything I knew about Jake. Maybe there

ost of it was basic information-volunteer schedules, notes from my conversations with him, and details abo

h about himself. He never talked about his past, his family, or why he was volunteering. He was

. Jake was hiding somethi

t skipped a beat, and I quickly gathered up the papers, shovi

led out, trying to

ame the familiar vo

Samantha stood there, looking tired but smiling. "Hey, I got off

tried to relax, the tension in my body wouldn't go away. I couldn't stop thinking abou

tion. I kept glancing at my phone, waiting for it to buzz with another message from Tom. B

knew I wouldn't be able to sleep, so I decided to do some more research. I opened

is accomplishments. But there were also some mentions of controversy, rumors about secret missions and operations

. Jake's connection to General Hale was still unclear, but it had to mean something. And if Jake was

ted, but sleep was the last thing on my mind. I had to ke

racks so well, leaving almost no trace of his past. A

ybe I was in over my head. Maybe I should just walk away and forget about

ruth, no matter how dangerous it might be. Because if Jake was hiding somet

as hiding from something or someone, then maybe I could find out who was looking

e only lead I had. And I was willi

om, asking him to look into anyone who might be connected

partment was quiet, the only sound being the hum of the refrigerator in the k

t ready for it. But I knew I had to be. Because if