![]() ![]() Ben had heard malicious rumours within the department that Sir Nikolas’s meteoric rise in the British Intelligence Agency-an institution not fond of giving its plumb jobs to foreigners-was entirely due to these impressive connections. Lady Philipa had once been a very popular “IT” girl and ex-nanny of the current heir. After their first meeting, untangling Sir Nikolas’s often incomprehensible accent, hearing his formal use of learnt English, Ben had been surprised to discover that his new boss was a member of the British Royal Family-married, in fact, to a cousin of the queen. ![]() Ben often reflected that anyone making the acquaintance of this tall, handsome, impeccably dressed Dane would probably take him for a banker-perhaps an art critic. Ben suspected this perpetual air of disinterested nonchalance was largely an act, but then as the head of a Black Ops department within Britain’s Intelligence Agency, Sir Nikolas was probably required to play many roles. ![]() If his tardiness bothered him, he hid it well. When Sir Nikolas Mikkelsen finally arrived, he was over two hours late. ![]()
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