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Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 212: Ivy
Ivy had never been a girl who was governed by her feelings. She'd always brought a bit of rationality into the picture. But she was losing that objectivity with Piers.It had to be this situation. She'd never been in over her head like she was now, and he was her lifeline. This thing they shared was mostly in her head.Hell, Piers was probably acting completely normal and it was her twisting it around to be something it wasn't.She had to stop this. Somehow.Closing her eyes, she drew in a deep, steadying breath.Tonight, after the party and she'd dealt with Jabir, she'd let herself feel whatever way her heart wanted. Tomorrow she was taking back that control. The job would be the better for it.Ivy kept an eye on Jabir, but he was moving in circles comprised solely of men. She'd read the social guide for parties like these. Mostly it had boiled down to, use your own judgement. Given that women didn't enjoy the same freedoms, Ivy and the others had to be careful. It seemed
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 213: Killam
Tuesday. Jabir al Saud's Home. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.KILLAM WAS GOING TO kill Jabby. The question was, would it happen fast or slow?Watching him with Ivy all day had slowly unhinged Killam to the point that he couldn't make polite conversation. He nodded to a few people as he exited the dining hall. People were beginning to move from food to other entertainments, and given the number of joints being passed around, tonight would likely be pretty chill.Too bad he had no chill. Not even a little bit.He hadn't seen Ivy in five minutes.She was so damn confident she could handle Jabby, but he'd seen her today. Even when he hadn't wanted to look, he'd seen. The touches. The slight panic she tried to cover up.It had taken everything in him to not blow their cover.Ivy had done the best job possible at every turn. It didn't change the fact that she should never have been asked to do this in the first place.When this was over, Killam was going to have a long, ugly chat w
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 214: Killam
Killam was going to murder the man. Skin him alive.He closed his eyes and took a breath.No, he wouldn't do any of that, but he damn well wanted to.Ivy crawled off the bed. "I need to get started on his phone.""Do that." Killam gave himself a mental shake, then reached for Jabby's pants.This was going down as one of the stranger things he'd ever done in the name of the job, that was for sure.Killam left Jabby's underwear on, then rolled him under the blankets.Lipstick was smeared on one pillow.There was one high heel poking out from under the bed. Its companion was by the door.Ivy stood with her back to him, two phones in hand."I'm going to need to do a fingerprint scan, too," she said."Do I want to know where you were hiding that?" Killam knew phones were contraband outside of the women's wing, and he hadn't seen it on her all night."Modified thigh holster. Duh."He chuckled and shook his head."It's going." She set the two phones down carefully
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 215: Killam
Killam squeezed his phone and using the screen's light picked his way up the stairs.Were those voices? Or was he imagining that?He took the final step into the onetime closet.Light shone from under the door.Fuck.Ivy saw it, too, and flattened herself to the wall on the opposite side, behind the door.The light passed, as did the voices.If they went out now, they'd have to take out however many guards were out there and deal with the bodies.Killam drew in a deep breath, held it, then let it go.They had to act carefully. He'd already rushed into something. That couldn't happen again.The minutes drew out.The lights flickered again and stayed on for half a second before going out again."We have to go," Ivy whispered.Killam grimaced in the darkness.She wasn't wrong.He grabbed the doorknob and twisted. Carefully he swung the door open a tiny bit. Just enough to glimpse the hallway.Light slashed across the hall as a figure walked toward them. Kil
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 216: Zak, Ivy
Tuesday. Jabir al Saud's Home. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ZAK FROWNED AT THE darkened house. The sudden hush intensified the surrounding silence. At least out on the patio. He could hear the confused voices of the other guests melding together into a dull roar.What the fuck just happened?Where was Jabir's generator?Dots of light sprang up as people began using their cell phones as flashlights. Another set of doors to the dining hall opened and people trickled out.Yousef must be losing his shit right about now.Zak smirked and turned back down the path.He wasn't going in that house until the power was back on. Too many bodies, not enough air. Not his idea of a fun time.Fucking Killam.Zak kicked a rock on the path.That asshole. What right did he have to interfere last night? Where did he get off being one of that idiot Jabir's closest friends?Zak reached the end of the path.That was odd. Muhammad was gone. The kid had agreed to wait around, see if Yousef p
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 217: Ivy
Ivy wanted to know the significance of the names Muhammad had listed off, but she also didn't want to appear ignorant in front of him."Your boss is communicating with all the major terrorist players." Piers turned his head and stared at Muhammad's profile. "Why the fuck are you working for him?"Muhammad shrugged. "He pays well. He takes care of us.""Mother fucker," Piers muttered.He was really running through the list of expletives there."What do you know about next week?" Ivy asked.Muhammad didn't look at her or acknowledge that she'd spoken.Piers rubbed his fingers together. "Answer the lady or you aren't going to like how this goes.""Nothing. Zak has me going back and forth, passing messages to people. They need money to move things. Buy things. Pay people off. There's also an issue with his man in America. I don't know what. Don't ask me. I just know something's wrong.""Do you have a name?""Nasar. I'm not supposed to know it.""Let me lay this out he
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 218: Nasar, Killam
Wednesday. Nasar's Home. New York City, New York.NASAR SAT ON THE coffee table and stared at the years' worth of bread crumbs spread out on his floor. He'd arranged the pages documenting what he knew in chronological order, starting with everything he knew about the explosion that had killed his family.It had taken him a year, almost two, to uncover the tiniest bits of intel, and then it just kept coming.The men he'd met who shared his frustrations.The leak about accidental drone attacks.Cover-up rumors.Zak had told him they'd find the answers in America. That with the shift of the US military, the only way to discover more was to follow them. And Nasar had. Along the way, he did whatever job Zak asked him to do because it ultimately led to more information or a contact who could tell him more.It was Zak who'd arranged for Nasar to meet with the young man who'd told him about Daniel Smith.Everything came through Zak.Only Daniel Smith hadn't killed Nasar's
Last Updated : 2022-11-24Aegis Group Task Force Chapter 219: Zak, Ivy
Wednesday. Jabir al Saud's Home. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ZAK HUNG UP WITH his computer guy in New York City.What the hell had the kid been thinking to use a real man's name and file to give Nasar?This was a situation quickly spinning out of control. Zak just needed things to remain manageable for a little while longer. Then he could eliminate Nasar. The man had more than served his purpose and at this point was causing more problems than he was worth.Miran slid through the cracked doors, then glanced over his shoulder.Zak frowned. "What?"Miran kept his voice low and sat on the sofa adjacent to Zak. "Jabir's awake.""Okay, so? Is he pissed Yousef sent everyone away?""Not sure," Miran whispered."I don't care." Jabir's voice echoed off the marble.Zak sat up a bit straighter.There hadn't been any explanation given for last night. One moment the party was hopping, the next it was darkness. The power had come back on, but it took longer than anyone expected. A
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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
