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Chapter 209: Brenden
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Six months later. Taylor Family Reunion, Chicago, Illinois.PRISCILLA WAS GOING TO HURL.A voice in the back of her head reminded her that the last time she'd lost the contents of her stomach had also been in Chicago. All over her kidnappers.Today had no such danger factored in, unless she took into account her light blue dress and the fact that backyard barbeques were often messy.It was too late to change now.Brenden opened the passenger door of their rental and held out his hand. She took it and held on tight as he pulled her to her feet.He studied her face. "You're looking a little green.""I want them to like me," she grumble-mumbled under her breath.Who would have known she actually got nervous about meeting people she wanted to impress?Other than a little interview nerves, she'd never gone through this before moving to Seattle a few weeks ago. When she'd gone to the first get-together that included dozens of Aegis Group employees and their families, she
Aegis Group Lepta Team Chapter 211: Epilogue 2
BRENDEN WAS DONE WITH the crowded back yard. There were too many people. It was draining. And yet the day was a success.He dumped a few abandoned cups in the sink, rinsed them out then stacked them to await the next run of the dishwasher as the appliance was currently chugging away.Priscilla and her sister stood near the back porch with his mother and aunt, their conversation involving a lot of hand gestures and laughter.She fit here. With him. In his family."Hey there." Oaklynn stepped up next to him, the baby passed out in her arms. She bumped his hip with hers as she swayed."Hey." He reached over and tugged on Oaklynn's long hair, earning a playful swat from her.She turned to face him. "Okay, so, like, when are you two getting married? Are you going to ask her tonight? Because you totally have that look.""What?" Brenden frowned at her. "What look?""The she's-all-I-think-about kind of madly in love look."Brenden turned his attention back to Priscilla who wa
Aegis Group Lepta Team Chapter 212: Melody
Volume 5: Dangerously EntwinedWednesday. Safe House, Playa d'en Bossa, Ibiza.MELODY NGUYEN STARED LONGINGLY out of the windows of the safe house at the crystal beaches beyond. She wished she was headed out for a relaxing day on the sand. Hell, she'd take a day of cleaning her bathroom and kitchen over what she was about to do.Her co-leader, Grant Anderson, herded the rest of their team out the front door. He'd been practically growling at them to leave for the last hour. Because Grant expected them to fall into their routine."You guys stay out of trouble.Melody gripped the back of the tall chair and watched her last glimpse of the four men headed out to enjoy the day.She really wished she were going with them.Grant closed the door. The thunk of the deadbolt was loud in the sudden silence.She held her breath as he turned to look at her. Her skin prickled and her traitorous body warmed at his attention. After all this time she should be used to it, but she w
Aegis Group Lepta Team Chapter 213: Grant
GRANT ANDERSON STARED DOWN the empty hall, still reeling from his exchange with Melody.What the hell just happened?He'd known things were off between them lately, but he hadn't seen this coming. With their last job wrapping up so fast, he'd made plans. A God damn private chef was supposed to be here in half an hour to cook lunch then a masseuse. He'd warned the guys to stay away, that he and Melody would be working. In reality what Grant really wanted was to lay his claim on her publically. Let everyone know they were together. But he'd never done that because that wasn't what she wanted.And now she didn't want him.How was it they were breaking up? And she didn't even want to talk about it? She'd just decided how it was and that was it?Grant pushed off the chair and strode to the other side of the house where the neatly manicured lawn butted up against a high fence dividing this property from the neighboring one.It was a tropical paradise, and he'd thought if they sch
Aegis Group Lepta Team Chapter 214: Liman
Wednesday. Private Yacht, Ibiza.LIMAN FAHED PEERED THROUGH the binoculars at his team getting into place to breech the mansion positioned just off the coast of Ibiza. It was a beautiful day for an assault mission. Blue skies. Not a cloud in sight. A brisk breeze.It was as if nature were celebrating Liman's victory with him.Everything was falling into place.Finally."Sir?"He turned his attention on the monitors.They'd spent weeks, months gauging where to strike, how many people they would need, and now it was happening.With any luck, Liman would have Elio back before the end of the week. It had rocked their whole team when the Americans kidnapped their top officer. Liman wasn't about to leave his man there to rot. Elio was too valuable, too unique.One monitor showed four men walking shoulder to shoulder down an old path winding between homes. They had no idea what was coming for them."The teams are waiting for your signal, sir," Khaled said.He was new
Aegis Group Lepta Team Chapter 215: Grant
Wednesday. Safe House, Playa d'en Bossa, Ibiza.GRANT REALLY SHOULD HAVE called the chef as soon as Melody had walked away from him. Now he was going to be on the hook for the rest of the payment. He couldn't imagine eating the meal he'd hoped to share with her by himself. Or leaving it by her door to enjoy the meal cold, if she'd take it at all.The doorbell peeled again."Coming," Grant called out as he jogged across the floor to the entry.He paused to peer through the peephole. Some habits just didn't go away.A man stood on the other side, his head bent, the sun glinting off his dark head of hair. He wore a dark jacket. A chef's coat?Had Grant ever gotten a picture of the person that company was sending over?He blew out a breath and mentally kicked himself.The op was over.He shook his head, banishing the paranoia that came with every job, and unlocked the door. There was no reason for a retaliatory attack. Besides, they'd ensured the last assholes could ba
Aegis Group Lepta Team Chapter 216: Melody
Wednesday. Kool Cafe, Ibiza Town, Ibiza.MELODY RETREATED TO A small table at the back of the café while Grant got them drinks. Neither of them had been able to reach Riley, Nolan, Vaughn or Brenden. She knew Grant had tried to reach their boss, but hadn't gotten through either. Her battery was just about dead so she'd turned her phone off to conserve battery.She dumped the contents of the side pocket of her bag out on the table and stared at the collection of random stuff they'd taken from the men who'd attacked them.A couple phones.Bottles of unmarked pills.Bits of paper.Some local currency.And a wad of bills with the words BANQUE DU LIBAN printed across the top."Shit," she muttered."What?" Grant sank down across from her and set two bottles of water and two wrapped sandwiches down.She picked up the wad of cash, Lebanese pounds, and handed looked at Grant.For several moments he stared at the money. His brows drew down and his lips parted."They we
Aegis Group Lepta Team Chapter 217: Grant
Wednesday. Hard Rock Hotel, Ibiza Town, Ibiza.THE DAY STRETCHED ON; the hours seeming to last days as the party raged outside. The news hadn't told them anything new since the first newscast except the names of the victims were bystanders who'd gotten caught in the crossfire. Wherever his team was, Grant had to believe that they'd gotten away and they'd all connect in the morning.It was going to be a long damn night.Grant glanced at Melody sitting at the table bent over a book of some sort she'd found in a drawer. They hadn't spoken much, not since she'd recovered from the initial shock of it all.Melody's strength, her resilience, was something Grant admired about her. She was cool under pressure. He hated that it had taken him almost a year to realize how valuable she was not only to the team, but him. He'd been an ass in those early months, but he'd said his apologies. He'd believed they were past that.So where had they gone wrong?He studied the back of her head,
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