KING AND I.

“It’s time,” King swallowed hard as he looked around the room like he was going to find something else.

“Time for?” Payton frowned.

“Press conference,” he said and then turned to leave.

Payton and Dariel exchanged glances and then shook their heads before they walked after him.

After they got out of the office, King turned to look at Dariel and removed his hands from his pocket.

“Have my office locked. No one should go in till I return. I am conducting a manual search in the office and I will be in attendance,” he said and turned to leave.

“Alright,” Dariel nodded his head.

As they entered the elevator in silence, Payton took her lower lips in her mouth as she saw him press the last floor. She folded her arms across her chest and then squinted her brows.

“You mean… you could get bugged too? YOU?” She stretched her words like it was impossible for him to get bugged and he hissed at the tone.

He did not answer, instead, he looked ahead as he pressed his lips tightly together.

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