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Chapter 49: Calls from the dead.
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Aegis Group Chapter 50: Sister trouble.
"DO YOU THINK HE had a car waiting here? Or did he boost something parked on the street?" Travis studied the blocked-off street. He wanted to get out of the SUV and walk the scene, look for a clue, but then he'd be in the way of the professionals.Officers and what had to be the forensics team clustered around the first car, Priscilla's. The one Daniel had driven into the gated community and right up to the house to kidnap Wendy in."Nah. Two hostages? He had to have something waiting." Connor twisted to look behind them."If they're both tied up, what's he got to worry about? Wendy's not strong enough to break loose, and the kid's probably scared shitless.""Time. He knew we would chase him, so he needed to get away clean and change vehicles before we got too close. He had to have something waiting at this location. He knew he was coming here. Look at the street. There's no camera in sight. He knew he'd change vehicles without us knowing what to look for.""What about there?
Aegis Group Chapter 51: You're late.
BLISS CLUTCHED THE WHEEL and stared up at the large, metal building.She was late.Almost ten minutes late.She'd run red lights and broken every speed limit posted, but she was still late.Was Carlos still alive? What about her sister? Were they gone?She pulled the gun and bullets out of her hoodie pouch. One went in the other, right? She slid the row of bullets into the gun until it clicked. Now, she just had to hope it was as simple as removing the safety and firing. Otherwise she was shit out of luck. She really should have taken Travis up on that gun lesson he talked about. If she survived this, she was learning how to shoot.Bliss pushed her door open and stood. The bitter breeze bit into her limbs, leeching the warmth away.It was the mountains and snow all over again.She slid the gun into the waistband of her jeans like she'd seen Travis do. It felt weird and unnatural pressed against her spine, but at least this way her hoodie wasn't hanging down to her knees
Aegis Group Chapter 52: Thirty minutes or the kid dies.
TRAVIS UNCLIPPED HIS SEAT belt and leaned forward, gun in hand.The cell phone signal was close. They had it narrowed to a four block radius. Now, to find Bliss before something else bad happened to her. If Daniel hurt her, if she died, Travis would never be able to forgive himself. Her blood would be on his hands, because he hadn't protected her.Connor's phone rang and once more he shoved it at Travis."It's Lali. Answer it."He flipped the phone to speaker and held it between them."What'cha got?" Connor eased them around a turn. The shopping strip was busy with post-holiday traffic. Anyone could blend in here."An address. Gavin-I don't want to know what he did-but he got the texts off Bliss' phone." There was furious typing in the background, a lot like what it sounded when Travis had Gavin on the line."What is it?" Travis glanced at the street signs.Lali rattled off the address.Travis brought it up on his phone and his vision hazed red."That's ten miles fr
Aegis Group Chapter 53: Wifey, get back here.
"GET OVER HERE NOW," Daniel said again.Bliss' body shook. She had to take that step, but it was the snow and the motorhome all over again. Pure terror. She'd never known such fear. The kind that paralyzed her body and set her mind on a mental loop of those horrible hours she'd spent terrified for her life.Daniel took a step toward Wendy. She cried out and covered her head with her hands, but he reached past her into the shadows. Daniel dragged a small, kicking form out into the open and backhanded the boy."No!" Bliss took a step. "Carlos!" Wendy reached for the child, but Daniel lifted the kid by his shirt until his toes barely touched the ground.Think.She had to be smart.Fear could not win. Not now."I'll go with you, just leave him alone," she said.Whatever he wanted to hear, she had to say it. She needed him to lower the gun enough so she could stun him. Then she had to hope her sister and Carlos could run."It's your fault I had to do that anyway." Danie
Aegis Group Chapter 54: Feel the power.
"I THINK THE POOR bastards just want to sweep this under the rug."Travis nodded at Connor, but he never looked away from the ambulance. The EMTs were going over Carlos while Wendy and Bliss hovered around the kid."You listening to me?" Connor waved his hand in front of Travis' face."I'm lucky they aren't arresting me.""Damn straight.""I was doing what I had to do to protect my client.""We both know you don't have a contract on Bliss.""No, but I will have one post-dated by the end of the day." Travis tore his gaze away from Bliss to stare at Connor. "Considering the circumstances, there wasn't time to draft a contract, sign it, and have it notarized.""I'm not arguing with you. If you hadn't been there they might all be dead. Good work, mate. Go see your girl." Connor slapped Travis on his shoulder and thumbed toward Bliss.He didn't need an invitation.Nearly an hour going over the details with the cops while they sorted it all out, and he was ready to knock
Aegis Group Chapter 55: Christmas festivities.
BLISS WAS READY TO hurl her fancy wine glass full of punch in Wendy's neighbor's face.The entire neighborhood was crammed into the house. At some point between being rescued and their convoy arriving home, Mom had begun cooking all the Christmas food they hadn't consumed during her abduction. There was easily enough to feed everyone and then some.And where the hell was Travis?She made another noncommittal sound to whatever the neighbor was saying and glanced around for the shadow-shaped man sticking to the edge of the room. It hadn't taken more than a minute to realize how uncomfortable the large gathering made him. Travis had an amazing ability to belong in any high-stakes situation, but stick him in a social group, and he was immediately lost.There he was. Chatting with Jade in the corner with the curtains about to swallow them up. They both looked ready to bolt. She chuckled and sipped her drink.Travis caught her eye. She lifted her eyebrows and canted her head toward
Aegis Group Chapter 56: Christman Genipperteinga.
"JADE. TRAVIS."Travis glanced up from his phone. Ryan jerked his head. The tense set of his lips, the one clenched fist...they didn't bode well. What other bad news could they get? Did Daniel Campbell have a sick, twisted twin brother? Or a partner they didn't know about?Both Jade and Travis followed Ryan through the throng of people into the office. It was still decked out with all their information from trying to catch Daniel. Now, would they be after another ghost?Dmitri closed the door behind them and leaned against the wall."What is it?" Jade asked."Lali has made her initial pass through Daniel's files," Ryan said."And?""We know he was in contact with the person called Black Widow. The same one we think TBKiller was taking orders from."Travis' stomach dropped. It was the connection he'd been asked to look into. To see if these murders matched up with other copy cats, if the feds had a case to add to the potential list of Killer Club members."There appear
Aegis Group Chapter 57: Few words, good actions.
BLISS SMILED AND SQUEEZED Travis' hand.Man of few words.He made her heart beat too fast, her head want things she hadn't realized she wanted, and her body, well, she'd never had a man set her insides on fire like Travis did. She loved him. And he'd told her he loved her. It was a curious place to be, confident and nervous all at once. Things between them were still new, and yet the more time she was around him, the more it felt as though he'd always been there. A silent, ever-present shadow watching over her.They spent the rest of the drive to her apartment in silence. It was nice to be free of the expectation to smile and say thank you to all the well wishes for living through the holiday nightmare. She could just-be. Travis didn't need her to put on an act. He'd see through that anyway."We're here." Travis killed the engine.She stretched and pushed her door open."Is it safe?" She stood and blinked at her apartment."Yeah. Cops went over it twice."Bliss followed
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