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Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 182: Killam
A week later. Westchester Airport. New York City, New York PIERS KILLAM GUNNED THE engine. The car vibrated with the power coursing through the body. The wind whipped his hair back as he pushed the speed limit.These were his last moments of freedom.Another damn job.He should have said no. He'd intended to say no, but his curiosity always got him in trouble. He had to actually listen to the job pitch. Why couldn't he just stick to his guns?After the hell he'd been through, he deserved a break.What idiot thought it was a good idea to send a woman undercover into a fucking harem? Didn't they know what that meant? What happened? What those women went through?A throbbing started up at his temple. Killam eased off the accelerator and took a deep breath.If he had his way, he'd figure out which of the women was the undercover agent today and haul her ass out before they even got on the plane. Lots of girls got cold feet before the plane took off and they were committ
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 183: Killam
Killam had seen some knock down drag out cat fights a few times. Jabby had laughed and placed bets on who would win. If that didn't make him vote some girls out, what would?This job was getting better and better.He turned into the drive of the mansion Jabby kept on the north side of New York City. Cars were parked everywhere, and they ranged from expensive Ferraris to a few junkers he couldn't put a make or model on.The girls were arriving.Killam groaned inwardly."Look. Look!" Jabby smacked Killam's arm.He glanced at the spectacle on the side lawn where a line of women were taking turns signing in at a table manned by two other women in business attire."I think she was on one of those modeling shows. I know her," Jabby said. He leaned toward Killam. "I heard she would have won, but got disqualified.""Hey!" a woman yelped.Killam slammed on the breaks and whipped his head around.His gaze connected with a pair of hazel eyes and he felt a crackle of electricit
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 184: Ivy
Friday. Jabir al Saud's Home. New York City, New York.IVY ASHLEY ENTERED THE sprawling mansion through a side entrance into some sort of grand ballroom space. She refused to look over her shoulder. He was still watching her. She could feel the weight of his gaze.She needed a drink. Badly.It had taken an iron will to keep her face clear of thoughts or emotion when she'd seen him for the first time.His picture made him look fairly attractive. It hadn't prepared her for the sense of being around him.Piers Killam oozed a masculine aura. She didn't doubt he was dangerous and capable. It was her siren's song. The deadly combination that was her weakness.She sidestepped and leaned against the wall just inside the doors."Get your head in the game," she muttered and forced herself to put the car boy out of her mind.The room was set up like a club with tall tables that were blue one moment then green the next. A bar was at one end of the room and a pair of double doors
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 185: Ivy, Skilton
Ivy's brows rose. "I'm sorry?""You heard me." Blue Shrew's tone was straight up bitchy.They weren't going to be friends.Ivy had been told this might happen. She'd assumed it would be a more private interview, but clearly it wasn't.Ivy had survived basic training and lived in some of the roughest conditions on the planet. Modesty was something that had died out a long time ago. Yet with those four harpies glaring daggers at her, she couldn't help but feel some apprehension.How was it that she could kick the ass of a two-hundred pound man, but these bitches that couldn't weigh a hundred pounds soaking wet had her nervous?Screw that.Ivy gave Jabir a wink, then tugged her shirt up over her head.What the heck had Zora been thinking putting her in a jean skirt and cotton T-shirt?The rest of these women were in shiny, expensive looking shit.At least she had more fabric to work with.Ivy let the top dangle from her finger before tossing it onto a coffee table th
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 186: Killam
Friday. Jamestown Apartments. New York City, New York.IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH effort for Killam to get his hands on Ivy Ashley's application from the scouting agency. Given how much Jabby paid the women, they were rather free with what they knew about the applicants. And considering how many people were involved in the selection process, there'd been no fewer than six tablets circulating with all the details. From bra size to home address, it was all there.All Killam had to do was pick one up off a table when no one was looking and snap a picture.Zora Clark hadn't seen fit to tell Killam anything about the agent he'd be supporting in an effort to protect her. No amount of arguing with the stubborn woman could dissuade her from believing she knew best.That was the problem with these paper pushers. They just didn't understand what it was like to be out there in deep cover. And that was for a fairly normal gig, like infiltrating a group. What they were asking this woman to do w
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 187: Killam, Nasar
"Piers?" an exasperated woman said."Yeah." Killam groaned, but held still.Yup, he deserved that."What the hell?" Ivy shoved him sideways and he took a painful step away from her.He peered out of the corner of his eye at the woman, half afraid she'd deck him again. He couldn't in good conscience fight back. He had broken in.Unlike earlier, she wore baggy black sweatpants and a black T-shirt. Her hair was up and she was looking at him like she was trying to decide which part to cut off first."I guess you didn't lie about where you lived," he said."Why are you here?" she demanded in a seething whisper."To check on you, Christ." He rubbed his thigh.Ivy made an exasperated sound and stalked across to the patio door. She glanced out, then pulled the door and locked it. This time she also yanked the blinds over, blocking anyone's view of the apartment interior.He didn't need the lights on to feel her glare as she stomped toward him."In here," she snapped.If
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 188: Ivy
Saturday. Private Plane.THERE WAS NO TURNING back.This wasn't exactly news to Ivy.They'd been in the air for close to three hours. She'd barely slept between nursing the soreness that came from having everything on her body waxed to packing and her unexpected visit from Killam.What the hell had the man been thinking to drop in like that? And why did he seem to get under her skin by simply breathing?No matter. It didn't appear as though Jabir had his new girls on surveillance, so she was safe. Explaining Killam's visit would have been damn hard. And yet, she was glad they'd had the chance to talk. He was still every bit the lone wolf she'd pegged him as, but he did seem to have a soul in there. She'd been caught off-guard by his attempt to talk her out of this gig. She couldn't decide if she was irritated or touched by his attempt at chivalry. Or whatever it was.Too bad she was determined to get a win on this. After getting fired for doing her job, she couldn't just
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 189: Ivy
Ivy resisted the urge to hunch her shoulders and slip out of sight."Here we go," London said under her breath as she adjusted the top of her strapless dress.Yousef turned to go back into the cabin, then paused, glancing at those established women who had been quiet and kept to themselves. The Shrew Squad openly glared at the back of his head.So he was the gatekeeper.Good to know."Anya. Matilda. Come on," he said.A blonde and a brunette with golden highlights in her hair got up. They both wore blue dresses, though the cut and style was different.Blue was a preferred color.Ivy had made sure to bring three with her, though she'd opted for a more comfortable black knit number for the plane ride. She had also gotten the feeling that Jabir liked blondes in general, which was one of the reasons she'd appealed to him.She wrestled her mind back to the task she was trying to avoid.Here went her first test.She fussed a bit with her things, ensuring every girl was
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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
