Chapter 1322

"Maybe you're just being sensitive," James remarked with a teasing grin.

Mirabella shrugged, "Maybe."

She didn't dwell on it. With only a couple of weeks left until school let out for the holidays, she could sort it all out then.

James had caught snippets of Mirabella's phone conversation and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "So, you're heading off as soon as school's out?"

"Yep," Mirabella replied, not even glancing up from what she was doing.

James reached over and playfully tousled her curly hair. "No other plans at all?"

Mirabella ducked away from his hand, her response as sharp as ever. "Nope."

tongue, feigning disappointment. "You're

a sly smile. "Why don't you come home

and a look of mock dread crossed his face. "I feel

"You charmed my dad; my brothers should be a piece

hand off his shoulder and holding it. "There's an old

easygoing at first, but the moment someone got ideas about his daughter, they'd hit

thought of her clever brother Zach, who always ended up outsmarted by their dad. She nodded in agreement.

at the

The hot topic?

institute had lost a trove of critical information, and keeping it under wraps was no longer feasible. The day after the incident, the

NSA had uncovered some leads,

from the NSA, his expression tense. "There must be some mistake.

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