Julie was saying. “Maybe she was telling the truth.”“I think she was.” Mamie pushed her glasses higher on her nose. “What we need to do now is closely monitor anything new that pops up. That could lead us to the Dark Master’s proxy.”The Shadow Man. Strange that the thing in my nightmares wasn’t even the real boss. I hoped I found him before anyone else did. Finding—and killing—him was the only way I could ensure that Mamie wouldn’t be taken at some point.“I’ll keep you updated on everything. Davis said he created a secure connection, both network and phone, for you to patch in to our operations center from home,” Julie told her. “You’ll have access to our database. Essentially, everything the intelligence team sees, you’ll see.”A knock sounded at the door and Major Ramirez stuck his head in. “Oh, good. I was hoping you were here.”“Me or the captain?” I asked.“Neither.” He flashed a rare smile. “I was looking for our shaman.”“Oh.” Mamie perked up.
