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Aegis Group Chapter 259
FIONA WALKED INTO ANOTHER hole-in-the-wall motel with dingy walls, the scent of pot in the air and beds that looked slept in."It's a shithole. I'm sorry." Marco closed the door behind her."It's four walls and a roof. It's great." Fiona tugged the comforter up over a pillow and sat down. It wasn't all that long ago, walls were considered optional so long as she had a roof. There'd been tough years growing up."Fiona...""What?" She was exhausted, and he kept doing this. Saying her name then staring at her, as if she could understand what he wasn't saying. But she didn't know him. Never really had."Nothing."She rolled her eyes and slid down to lay on her back.Marco circled the other bed and sat facing her."I just..."I just-what?I just screwed up?I just didn't think?I just fell crazy in love with you?I just can't help being a stupid, idiotic man?"What?" She sat up and swung her legs off the bed, facing him. "You just-what, Marco? What?""I didn't
Aegis Group Chapter 260
RANDY PROPPED HIS FEET up on the table and thumbed through the pages on his tablet.By all accounts, NueEnergy was gone. The news was abuzz with the sudden collapse of one of the companies at the forefront of the green energy game. It made for just the right amount of noise for him and his team to slip out unnoticed. Let the banks divide up what was left. Anything of value was already gone. The rest of it was just stuff.They were way off his time table, but by this time tomorrow Randy and the rest of his team would be headed home. The new security protocols would prevent a nightmare like this from happening again. The board was pushing back on his insistence to be involved with IT Security, but they'd come around. Once he laid out how lucky they were this whole thing hadn't wrecked them, they'd be begging him to take over. And maybe, just maybe, they'd offer him a bigger share in the company.After all, he was saving their bacon.The man across from him shifted. Metal scraped
Aegis Group Chapter 261
LILA CHECKED HER PHONE.Again.Only this time she had a message.Her heart throbbed in her throat.The six lines of text were going to cost her around a hundred grand a line, but when the stakes were this high that wasn't a price tag to scoff at. She was paying dearly for inside information, and it was just lucky someone behind the scenes was answering. She didn't know who was manning that sinking ship, all she knew was that shit was headed south with Josh, Scott, and her team in Denver, and she needed to know more about this Fiona woman. Who better to inform on her than the other people searching for her?"Gotcha," Lila whispered.***MARCO NEEDED TO TOUCH her. Hold her. And Fiona wasn't having any of it.She wouldn't even look at him, and it was tearing him up inside.He'd told her he loved her.And she wanted him to leave her alone.The woman who fell too fast wanted him to let her go.He couldn't do that, and yet...what right did he have to ask her for
Aegis Group Chapter 262
THEY WERE FIFTEEN MINUTES late, but it couldn't be helped. Marco could only drive so fast in a stolen vehicle. The street was empty-only a few cars passed them by."I don't like it," Felix said.Yeah, well, neither did Marco."That's them." He flicked his fingers toward a guy standing at the entrance to the yard. "I'll pull up across the exit and leave it idling. Felix, take the wheel?""Sure thing." Felix grimaced.Yeah, the guys wouldn't like this plan because it put Marco, and only Marco, at risk.He eased the SUV down the street, then parked lengthwise across the entry to the courtyard.Two vans sat ready to take off in the middle of the yard, a couple guys hanging around the vehicles. Danny sat on the ground, near the front fender of the lead vehicle, and he didn't look good.Marco clenched his teeth and shifted into park."Case?" He twisted in his seat."Marco..." Fiona glanced from the vans to him.It was a minor miracle she even cared about him after what
Aegis Group Chapter 263
FIONA'S HEAD HURT. HELL, everything hurt.What'd happened?Even thinking made her ache in a bad way.The last she remembered...Marco had been about to make the trade for Danny...and then...It was too jumbled in her head.Something had happened. What?She tried to lift her hand, but it was heavy.It was cold. Why was she cold?Fiona opened her eyes and shut them again. Pain radiated down her neck and spine. "Migraine" was too tame a word for the skull-splitting agony. Her shoulders throbbed in an unnatural way.What the hell was going on?She shifted, and gravity went topsy-turvy on her. Up became left and down became right. She peered through her lashes.Huh.She wasn't lying down after all.Then where was she?Something had happened. She'd...been scared. Things had spun out of control and...what? What'd happened? Whatever it was, it was bad.Fiona tried once more to lift her hand.It wasn't heavy. She was tied up.She twisted her arms. Coarse rope bi
Aegis Group Chapter 264
MARCO WIPED DANNY'S BLOOD off on his jeans. He was hyper aware of everything. The shift of the air conditioner, the wind whistling through the cracked window, the smell of sweat."What the hell?" Danny yelled from the back seat.He was fine, but the tumble to safety had scraped up his already raw face. Head wounds bled like a bitch, but Danny would be okay.Fiona though...Marco shoved his hand through his hair. He wanted to punch something. Scream. Cry like a baby."Marco," Felix snapped. He swerved through traffic."How far out are we?" he asked."A few minutes." Felix glanced at him, lips pressed tightly together.Thank God Ghost had installed the tracking app on Fiona's phone. They'd been left scrambling when Scott's team ploughed into the meet. Marco didn't know what'd happened to those three men, but the last he had seen of them wasn't very promising. Randy was a killer. At any opportunity, he'd go for the throat. Maybe the only reason Marco and Danny got out of t
Aegis Group Chapter 265
SCOTT LEANED IN CLOSE. Brat's face was purple and her eyes bulged nearly out of her head. He'd imagined this moment dozens-hundreds-of times. It was so much better now that it was a reality.A few more seconds and she'd be done. Dead. Finally!Her movements lost some of the frantic flailing. Even in death, she was still a brat.Another moment...Her knee jerked up, ramming his balls toward his tailbone.He grunted and his hands slid to her shoulders. For a moment, he struggled to draw in air.Fuuuuck, that hurt.The bitch.Brat sucked in deep breaths, her body shuddering. Tears wetted her cheeks, and she sobbed. He was so close he could feel the caress of her breath on his cheek.Yeah, he was going to hurl.He'd almost finished the damn job.Scott pushed off her and hobbled a few steps, one hand on his groin."Help!" Brat's damaged throat made her cries too soft and broken to be heard beyond these walls.He turned, watching her wobble the chair a bit. The colo
Aegis Group Chapter 266
IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN Marco to not rush down the stairs. One wrong move and Scott could end Fiona before Marco got to her. He couldn't shoot Scott. In such a small space a bullet could easily ricochet and hit Fiona. Marco wasn't willing to risk her like that.He'd almost arrived too late...Fiona turned her head toward him and her lips moved.Marco nearly missed the next step.Hang in there, Fiona...His foot landed too-hard on the next stair. It squeaked, louder than Fiona's whispers or Scott's neurotic mutterings.Shit.Scott let go of Fiona and whirled, a gun already in hand."You!" Scott bellowed.Marco dove down the stairs, ducking and rolling.The gun went off, the sound reverberating in the concrete space. There was nowhere to hide, nothing to get behind, but at least Scott was a shitty shot.Scott took another shot and another. Chunks of concrete flew up from where he hit the walls and the foundation. Marco's ears rang, but he wasn't hit. At least not that
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Aegis Group Chapter 489: Thursday. New York Hospital, New York.
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Aegis Group Chapter 488: Wednesday. Unknown, New York City, New York.
EKKO CLUNG TO THE stretcher bearing Silas out to the parking lot.She hadn't realized how bad his injuries were. He was barely keeping his eyes open. Tears leaked out of her eyes as she kept pace with the two paramedics. Silas covered her hand with his as they came to a stop at the bumper of an ambulance.Paxton, Brett and Vito were sitting inside. They were worse for wear and grim, but seemed okay.All around them police were marching uninjured people they'd arrested to sit in a line next to a chain-link fence blocking the sidewalk. The night was lit up with swirling lights that made her head spin."Where's Chayan?" she asked. Her heart was tearing in two, aching for both men.A little distance away an ambulance took off, sirens blaring. She hoped it was the one with Pasley in it."Ma'am, I need to look at that wound," a paramedic said to her.She held tight to Silas' hand. "What about Chayan? Older man, little taller than me? Salt and pepper hair?"Silas had said he was fine.
Aegis Group Chapter 487: Wednesday. New York City, New York.
IGNEY PACED IN A circle, looking down each hall in turn.Where were they? Had he miscalculated? Were they willing to lose the woman so long as they got the man?His orders were clear. Get both the man and the woman.The woman was a symbol. Too many young people had taken to the streets because they listened to others like her.The man though, he knew things.Killing the woman was personal. Chasing her had cast him in a bad light. But the man was more important in the grand scheme of things."Fuck," Igney muttered. He glanced at a pair of men striding for the doors. "You. Come here."The men never glanced at him. Because they didn't understand him?He whirled to face Alban. "Where are the others?""I don't know where Delem and Michil are." He grimaced. "I haven't heard from them since we split up to search the building."That wasn't good.Igney had heard a lot of gunfire. Was it possible the other men he'd brought with him were dead?If both Chayan and Pasley escaped, leavin
Aegis Group Chapter 486: Wednesday. Unknown, New York City, New York.
EKKO'S ONE OFFENSIVE ATTEMPT was an utter failure. Her head spun and she was going to be sick.This wasn't good.She felt like a ragdoll being drug around, first by Igney then another man she didn't recognize. He spoke Daurian though which could only mean one thing.He was London DSS.Her body chilled. Was that from fear or the blows to the head? She didn't know anymore."Come find me, Pasley, or your little bird dies," Igney cackled into the radio.She tasted bile.Pasley had called her little bird back in the park.Igney cackled like a bad movie villain. The man was enjoying this. He was getting off on torturing them all.What about Silas?Pasley was with him.If Pasley told Silas, if he knew, they would come for her. Silas was determined to bring them all home and to keep her safe. But if he did, if he came to her rescue, Igney would kill them. Igney needed her and Chayan. Which meant he couldn't kill her here and now. It was an empty threat. Wasn't it? Did she dare belie
Aegis Group Chapter 485: Wednesday. Unknown, New York City, New York.
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Aegis Group Chapter 484: Wednesday. Unknown, New York City, New York.
THE DARKNESS FELT AS if it were swallowing her.Ekko clung to the back of Paxton's shirt like he'd directed. She couldn't shake the sensation that there were hands out there reaching for her. That Igney or one of the others were biding their time and waiting for the chance to kill her.Where was Silas? What about Chayan and the others?They'd been separated before she realized what was going on.Behind them a burst of gunfire spurred her on, shattering the silence.She knew it was Brett. Was he trading gunfire with someone? Those shots all sounded the same to her. She hoped he was safe. He was only one man and they had no idea how many were behind them."Stay close." Paxton reached back and pressed her hand to his back.Her head pounded with each and every step. It hurt so bad, but she didn't want to say anything. Her pain was minimal compared to what could happen."Will you cut that out?" Paxton yelled behind them.He side stepped and sort of skipped through a narrow gap betw
Aegis Group Chapter 483: Wednesday. Unknown, New York City, New York.
SILAS GRIT HIS TEETH to keep from telling Paxton to hurry the fuck up. It wasn't like Paxton was slow. The knife on his belt tool was small and no doubt dulled after cutting through several sets of thick, plastic restraints.Sitting like this it felt as though there was a ten pound weight sitting on his guts. He didn't know what the knife had cut, but Silas knew from the woozy feeling and blood making his jeans sticky it wasn't good. He had to get the others out of here before his clock ran out."Which way did they bring you up?" Silas asked Brett instead of chafing at how long getting free was taking.Brett stood by the door, a discarded piece of wood held as a weapon. "We came in some doors, up a stair to our right then a long walk down here. You?""Different way." Silas grimaced. "Do we retrace our path, or avoid it? How many people were with you?"Brett grimaced. They'd been hooded when they arrived. "Hard to say.""Let's assume at least the three that came in here plus one o
Aegis Group Chapter 482: Wednesday. Unknown, New York City, New York.
EKKO STARED IN SHOCK, her head spinning as the men left the room again."S-Silas?" she whispered so softly she barely heard herself.He slumped sideways groaning.Had that man-that monster-just stabbed Silas?"Man, Silas, dude, talk to us." Paxton had scooted forward, his arms extended behind him, attention on Silas."I'm fine." Silas' voice was strained. "Brett, Vito, how are you two?""Alive," Brett groaned."Vito? Man?" Silas shook his head and sat up straighter."Fine."This was it.Ekko swallowed.They'd done everything and in the end, they were outplayed.The DSS would kill them. She wasn't sure why they hadn't already, but she didn't doubt that death was the final move. All of these people, they were going to die because she'd been arrogant. She'd thought she knew what she was doing, when in fact she hadn't a clue.A sob tore out of Ekko making her already aching head pound harder."Ekko?" Silas called out. "Ekko, listen to me, this is going to be okay. Pax?"A ch
