Chapter 110: Vaughn, Farez

Volume Three: Dangerously Deceived

Wednesday. Aegis Group, Seattle, WA.

VAUGHN FERNANDEZ WASN'T ready for the real world. Out there, off the job, he had a thousand pound weight to deal with. Things were so much simpler when he was working. Their objective was always clear, get the asset, get out. If only there were clear-cut rules for life.

He bent and grabbed his gear bag from the pile in the lobby, intending to head to the bunk room for a few hours of sleep before he caught a plane to Texas. The rest of the team was probably sitting around, bullshitting or going over the upcoming trip to South Africa. Vaughn wished he could get excited about the trip, but not when he was worried about his brother. Again.

Mom hadn't asked for his help. They'd been through detox enough that she had her own system down. But he knew she'd appreciate the company at least, on top of all the other things Vaughn did when he was home.

Zain Lloyd, the man in charge of the Seattle office, steppe