Chapter 39

I’ve done?”

“No need to put on a show, Alan. We know what you did.”

“I…” The helpless man looked to Kaen when he realized Olvera wasn’t

going to budge. “Sir, you have to believe me. I haven’t done anything

wrong.”

Olvera folded her hands on the table. “Then how do you explain your

user account being tied to secure Guard information being transmitted outside

of our network?”

Alan’s eyes widened further. “What? No! I’d never!”

“We have a record of the action, so that isn’t up for debate. What we’d

like to know is why you did it.”

The comm tech shrank back in his chair. “I’d never betray the Guard like

that. Either you were looking at the wrong thing or someone is trying to set

me up.”

“Can you think of anyone who’d want to frame you?” Kaen asked.

Alan shook his head. “Well, no… I mean, I’ve tried to be friendly, you

know? We’re family here. I try to get along with everyone.”

A nice sentiment, but he’s lying about something. He must be. Kaen