“You haven’t realized that yet?” The deputy director leaned forward. “Don’t kid yourself into thinking you’re some big mystery, Zero. It’s quite simple. You are Reid Lawson. You were born as Reid Lawson. It’s not an alias. That’s why we never found you in our follow-up after your alleged death; we thought you were smart enough not to use your real name. Who would do that? Turns out you were hiding in plain sight all along.” Reid felt a wave of relief wash over him. He was Reid Lawson. His wife had been Kate Lawson. His children were Maya and Sara Lawson. That’s who they were, who he was. “But
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