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Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 148: Miles, Valentino
Miles had forgotten how much she'd been pushed to do."Come on, you can't fall asleep yet." He took her hand and tugged her upright.The frown Diha aimed at him said it all.Diha didn't want to budge, but she did anyway.Miles stood on shaky legs and helped her to her feet."I, um, guess I should do things," she muttered and turned.He didn't let go of her. Instead, he tugged her back around and grabbed his shirt that had wound up partially hanging off the footboard. He dropped the garment over her head. She chuckled and slid her arms through the holes then looked down at herself smiling.That smile was gold.It was delighted, sated, happy. Seeing it made him lighter and more than a little hopeful.While he would have enjoyed a naked Diha, he also knew her well enough by now to also know she wasn't comfortable flaunting herself. Maybe, if he was lucky, that would change someday, but today wasn't that day."I'm going to get my things from downstairs. Be back, okay?"
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 149: Diha
Thursday. MI5 Safe House. Brighton, United Kingdom.DIHA SMOOTHED HER HAND over the braid hanging over her shoulder. Normally she just braided it and left it, but today she couldn't get it right. This was the third time she'd braided it again, and she still wasn't happy.Her gaze flicked to the mirror.She hadn't been able to look at herself without memories from last night assaulting her.Even now she could picture that moment when Miles had leaned into her and she'd felt him growing hard all over again. She swallowed and fanned her face.Maybe she should have foregone makeup today, but she hadn't wanted to. Granted, it didn't transform her, but she felt a little bit more prepared to deal with Miles wearing eyeliner and bronzer.Her.Deal with him.That was a joke.She was in over her head and knew she was in trouble. There was nothing she could do about it.When she'd set out on this trip, all she'd wanted was to be noticed. That was it. That was what she'd pre
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 150: Diha
Diha felt as though she were dodging and weaving. While he claimed he was going to be professional, she'd seen that look from him before. Last night. Right before he did the most wonderful things to her.She swallowed.He'd asked her a question.Dinner.Right.She knew where he was going and that was a bad idea."I don't know," she said slowly. "Probably working and eating.""Think you could take a short break? There's a little place not far from the building. It's busy at lunch, but not at dinner."She opened and closed her mouth.He was serious. No part of her doubted that.She should say no. That was the safe thing. The thing that would preserve her from heartbreak when he stopped being interested in her. And yet, part of her wanted to feel special to a man like him. Even if just for a day."I can maybe make that happen," she said."Perfect."The rest of breakfast Miles spent catching her up on emails from his side, including the short report about the hote
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 151: Aleksandr, Valentino
Thursday. Brighton, United Kingdom.ALEKSANDR LISTENED TO THE morning news through one ear bud.The shootout at the hotel had made it to every news outlet he'd seen or heard. While no one had the details right, it was simply a matter of time until someone found a lead.Like the couple from the hotel had.Aleksandr was fairly certain those two were some form of law enforcement themselves. They'd looked like the type. And if they could find his targets, someone else could, too.He enjoyed doing a job right.In this case, that meant making his two targets disappear as if they'd never been born.But that kind of work took time, and he needed to not be under pressure.He shifted his position a bit to get a better read inside the hotel room. The infrared device was one of the most expensive tools in his kit. He could see through several walls with it, which let him keep tabs on his two targets.Letting the police get close to them was out of the question. Aleksandr was a
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 152: Miles
Thursday. Hotel. London, United Kingdom.IT WASN'T FIVE YET, but Miles couldn't wait any longer.Diha hadn't replied to his texts all afternoon. The last he'd heard from her was when he walked her to her room and made her promise to not open the door for anyone she didn't know. She'd huffed at him, but he'd left her with a smile on her face after kissing her. He'd wanted to do more, maybe make use of the bed, but she'd been focused on work and he didn't want to pull her away from that. Not even to satisfy himself.No, it would be better after when they'd caught this asshole. Then he could focus on the real prize.Diha.He wasn't sure when or how the shift had come on him, it just had. For months, maybe for the last year, he'd been searching for something without knowing what it was. And then he'd seen her and everything clicked into place.His job gave him purpose, but that wasn't all there was to life. He'd known that from listening to his grandparents, but it wasn't un
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 153: Valentino, Skilton
Thursday. Slough, United Kingdom.VALENTINO SQUEEZED THE STOLEN car between two others at the curb. If a cop came by, she'd likely get a ticket, but the reality was that she didn't want to return to this car."We're here," she said.Viggo didn't so much as grunt.Had he passed out?She leaned over him in the passenger seat, taking in how pale he was. If it weren't for the rise and fall of his chest, she'd be worried."I'm getting help. Just hang on." She unfastened the seatbelt and got out of the car, drawing the hood of her jacket up to cover her face.She had nothing to go on except a referral. She hated not knowing what to do or where to go, but they hadn't planned for either of them getting wounded. Normally she might be willing to chance a hospital visit, but not now. Not with the cops following her so closely. Which meant they needed an alternative. Something that was safe for people like them.It was also, unfortunately, hours away from the site where Viggo ha
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 154: Diha
Thursday. Hotel. London, United Kingdom.DIHA TRIED TO WRESTLE her mind back to the task at hand, but all she wanted to think about was Miles. The way he'd looked at her. The feel of his hand wrapped around hers. That desire to kiss him.She'd pushed him out of her mind and managed to lose herself in work, but now he was right there at the forefront of her thoughts.Why did men have to be so distracting?"Where's my phone?" Diha asked as the door shut behind her. She couldn't allow herself to be sidetracked. Not now."Here." Cat picked the phone up from the dresser and handed it to her."Yes?" Diha said.The room door clicked shut behind her.Zora launched into the meat of the matter, no greeting necessary. "I just got word that a body was found at a location where Brighton police once busted up some sort of hacking ring.""Oh, that sounds..."Promising? Suspicious?"I got one of the officers to send me a picture of the body, but it's going to take a while to f
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 155: Diha
Diha wiped her suddenly damp hands.Cat got up and went to the door. She grinned over her shoulder before opening it.Miles stood on the other side. His lips were parted and he was breathing a little heavier."Did you run?" Diha asked."It sounded important." He strode into the room.Diha hurriedly finished throwing the last few changes of clothes into her suitcase, then scooped up her phone. "I'm calling Zora back so she can tell us."Miles sat in the desk chair while Cat returned to her nest of pillows and work."Are you all there?" Zora asked by way of a greeting."Yes, and you're on speaker." Diha set the phone down and zipped her suitcase."I told Diha that a body was found by police earlier today. What caught my attention was that some sort of hacking ring was busted up there over a year ago. We know Valentino has gone by other names. This man doesn't fit our description of Valentino, but given the proximity to where Valentino was-""I get it. I'd like to see
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Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 374: Quentin, Epilogue
A week later...QUENTIN WISHED HE COULD savor this moment. He slapped the cuffs on the pint-sized asshole who'd had Candi's life in the palm of his hand that fateful night. Was it just a week ago?This should be more satisfying.It was, in a way.Eleven perfectly timed arrests effectively cut off all the heads of Metis. According to Nadine's notes, there was still one unknown head of the organization out there. But they were not alone. Metis itself wouldn't be ordering the death of anyone else. But it didn't bring Nadine back. It didn't restore the time Quentin had lost with Candi. It did make the world a little better, and in the end that's what mattered. Nadine's final acts were all about sacrifice and justice.Quentin stepped back as the FBI agents continued doing their job.He'd been granted permission to be here. As CIA, he had no jurisdiction nor the ability to make an arrest. Still, putting those cuffs on the little asshole felt good.Nadine would be pleased.
Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 373: Candi
Sunday. Clementine Baker's Home, Washington, DC.CANDI CLUTCHED Q'S HAND in both of hers. "Is this it?""Yeah," he whispered.They stared at the moderate sized home in a DC suburb. Now and wind pelted them. Her teeth chattered. And yet, it felt good. The bone chilling cold reminded her that she was alive."Are we going to knock?" she asked."No. Come on. The FBI lookouts know why we're here."Q led her through the yard and a side gate. A uniformed police officer sat at the first-floor window watching them. Q nodded. Candi lifted a hand, but let it drop to her side without actually waving."This way."Solar lights chased away the shadows, making it less ominous. In a few hours, the world would wake up to a blanket of new snow. A clean slate.Candi didn't know how to feel right now.On one hand, they'd found Nadine. They'd done what they'd set out to do.But, Nadine was dead. Her final act had been to save Q and give them the means with which to combat two threat
Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 372: Quentin
Small hands shoved Quentin sideways a second before bullets erupted into the night.Quentin yelled. It was mixed rage and fear. He staggered sideways, only for Nadine to shove at him again."Move, damn it," she barked.They dove behind the shelter of a single boulder. This side of the creek the ground was rockier.Quentin yanked his sidearm out of his holster and sucked down air.Unlike the men at their back, Quentin didn't have unlimited ammunition. Not unless he took theirs."Give me a gun," Nadine hissed.He still couldn't trust her. "No.""Damn you," she growled."Come out and it'll be quick," a voice called out.Nadine laid a finger across her lips and stared him down.He opened his mouth, but she spoke first."You can't think I'm that stupid," she said. With her other hand she pointed back down the way they'd come.She wanted him to go to the creek?"I think you know what your options are," the man called out.Quentin's head knew he couldn't trust Na
Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 371: Quentin
Saturday. Harper's Ferry, VA.QUENTIN KEPT AN ARM right around Nadine and held to the broken stub of a branch. The ground beneath them had started to crumble. He wasn't convinced that they'd keep their perch if he let go.Damn it.Every time they made a move someone was in their path. And it wasn't always the same pair.Were all six circling him and Nadine? Did that mean they'd captured Candi? Or had she gotten away?He'd heard a couple of shots off in the distance. Could it be...?No.He had to keep his mind here and now.Quentin strained to hear anything. A leaf on the wind. The crunch of a boot. Something.To Nadine's credit, even her breathing was soundless.Could he trust her to not turn on him?He didn't think so.She leaned toward him until she could whisper ever so faintly in his ear. "Now."He understood her meaning. They were both watching and waiting for an opening. Words were unnecessary risks.One thing was certain, he could trust Nadine to h
Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 370: Candi
Candi's heart raced as she watched the man kneel by the bag and yank the zipper.She lunged left, behind a tree and drew her weapon.Overhead, there was no mistaking the whining whirl of helicopter blades. It might not be anyone friendly, but DC was about a half hour away by air. They'd called Q's contacts about forty-five minutes ago.Could that be help? More enemies? Something else?She didn't know, but she had to hope. She had to believe this wasn't how it was going to end."Hey!" the man barked. "Get back out here.""Keep the cash and let me go, no one has to know." She clicked the safety off the gun.Candi had mostly blocked out the fact that she'd shot and killed someone after being kidnapped. Now, it was on repeat in her mind.Could she do it again?If she got to tell Q she loved him-again-she'd pull the trigger.Her hands shook.The leaves rustled underfoot, allowing her to track the man's movements. She shifted around the tree, keeping it between them.
Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 369: Candi
Saturday. Harper's Ferry, VA.CANDI CROUCHED BETWEEN THE rotted out remnants of a tree and a dense holly bush. This was as close as she could get to the house without being seen.Where had Q and Nadine gotten to?Candi had run out of the house, unable to hear anything beyond the blood pumping in her ears. She'd pushed ahead, convinced those men were right behind her. The only thought in her head was that she couldn't lag behind or else Q would have to leave her.Only, it had happened the other way around.She didn't know when or how Q got separated from her, but when she'd paused to turn around and look, he was gone.Her teeth chattered together. Had something been on the news about a cold front? The winter had been awfully mild so far. It would be their luck for snow to settle in today.Please, no...Where were they?She cautiously peered out through the branches.All but one of the men who'd arrived at the house had gone into the woods.Was this a bad idea?
Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 368: Nadine
Friday. Harper's Ferry, VA.THIS WAS A DISASTER of her making.The stitch in Nadine's side felt like a knife was being plunged into her. That, or her scar tissue was warning her about the turning weather. The warm spell was most certainly over."This way," Quentin whispered.Her heart twinged.This was her fault.She was going to get this boy killed. And for what?Over the years, she'd lost her focus. She'd become a leaf, being blown about with no respite. She'd done things to stay afloat, things she regretted.Like involving Quentin.He didn't know it yet, but she wasn't leaving this forest alive."Shit," Quentin muttered."What-?"She never got the question out. Her foot slipped on the underbrush then she tripped on a root. Only, the ground wasn't where she thought it should be. She pitched forward and just kept going. Her shoulder hit the steep incline first, then the rest of her. Limbs tore at her clothing. Rocks scraped her skin. Something rubbery smacke
Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 367: Quentin
Friday. Safe House, Unknown, VA.QUENTIN HELD TIGHT TO Candi's hand. He kept glancing at her to make sure she was really there and he hadn't imagined her dramatic return. He had the urge to leave Nadine here and run away with Candi, somewhere it would be just the two of them forever.Instead, he secured the front door then stood in the entry staring at her."And here I thought you'd finally grown a brain," Nadine said dryly.Candi held up her other hand, extending just her middle finger in Nadine's direction.Quentin's phone buzzed. He knew before he pulled it out that it was Wesley. Quentin turned the screen toward Candi. She shrugged and didn't offer any insight into what he should say or do.He clicked the answer button and put it on speaker."Wesley, hey.""Is she there?" Wesley's voice was flat, emotionless.Quentin glanced at Candi. "Yeah."Wesley sighed heavily. "Damn it.""You're on speaker," Candi said."Do you have any idea what I sacrificed to help
Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 366: Candi
Friday.CANDI SLUMPED DOWN A bit more. Wesley gripped the steering wheel like he was on a race course. From where she sat, she could see the speed wavering between five and ten over the speed limit.He couldn't wait to get away from Q.Her heart nearly seized up just thinking that.She wrapped her arms around her more tightly, as if she could hold herself together with strength alone.It felt like history repeating itself.She had to leave because of Nadine for her own good.While Q remained where he was.Candi understood his resolve to carry through with his job. She really did. But her heart couldn't help but feel abandoned. Again.Q had chosen Nadine once over her, and now it was happening again.Yes, Candi knew it was different. This was about doing the right thing and protecting themselves."You're awfully quiet," Wesley finally said."Know your audience," she mumbled.He glanced at her. His sunglasses hid his eyes and made it impossible to guess at wh
