The Swift Security SeriesLailaChapter 65Laila’s point of viewI pass the phone back to Adam after talking to Maddox; God, I've missed his crazy ass so much ever since I lost James he has always been by my side through the good and the bad and all the shit I put him through afterwards, and now I've been missing in action for a whole week without a single word. I can only imagine just how hard that's been for him. But I did what I could to get these girls to safety. If I had called him before now, he would have traced the call and come here all guns blazing, which wouldn't have helped anyone.Adam takes his phone back from me, studying my face as he asks.“Are you okay?”I sigh as I reply.“Yeah, I guess I just hadn't realised how much I’ve missed my brother. I can't wait to see him.”Adam gives me a sympathetic smile before saying.“Mmmm, not sure he will want to see me, though.”I laugh, taking hold of his hand as I say.“He will, especially when I tell him how you've looked after
The Swift Security SeriesLailaChapter 66Adam’s point of viewI spend the next couple of hours talking with Laila. I'm so nervous about tonight, but the nerves are not for myself. They are for Laila. What's going to happen to her if her team doesn't show up or if they are outnumbered? John has an army of men signed on his books. Laila does not seem the least bit phased by any of this though. Every time I try to voice my concerns, she just laughs it off, saying that she trusts her team. I can only pray that they are as good as she says they are. She looks at the time, sighing as she says.“Oh well, I guess I had better go and get myself cleaned up. I don't want to disappoint that brother of yours.” “Yeah, I guess so”, I mutter. I can't look her in the face. I’m so bloody scared of anything happening to her.She looks at me as she takes my hand in hers and whispers.“Hey, everything will be okay. You have to trust me on this, Adam.”I nod my head, running my thumb over the pal
The Swift Security SeriesLailaChapter 67Laila’s point of viewI walk down the corridor with Adam; my hands are tied in a slip knot behind my back; Adam checked and double-checked and then triple-checked that I could get free, which made me giggle. You'd think he would know me better by now, wouldn't you? I have to admit, though, the nerves are starting to kick in now, but I know that I have my crazy brother and the rest of the Swift team on my side, and they've never let me down. Adam gives my hands a little squeeze as he whispers quietly. “Are you okay?”I nod my head as I reply.“Yeah’ I will just be glad when it's all over.”I hope the team keeps their word when it comes to keeping Adam safe. I know Jake gave me his word, and he would never go against that, but I also know how much suffering Adam’s brothers have put these women through, especially Emily, and she's part of the family nowI look ahead and see Adam’s brother John smirking at me as he stands at the end of the c
The Swift Security SeriesLailaChapter 68Adam’s point of viewThe convoy of vehicles pulls to a stop at some roadworks. Funny, I haven't noticed them before now, but then again, I have been locked away from the world with Laila this past week.Looking around, I still see no sign of this Swift team, and I’ve got to say it's starting to worry me now…How can I possibly save Laila on my own?I look out the window and hear some shouting; one of the construction workers pulls out a gun…within seconds, we are surrounded by men with guns aimed at us.“Fuck what do we do?”The driver beside me says in a worried voice, and I reply.“Just stay calm and put your hands up! There are too many of them, and there is no need for anyone to be injured or worse.”I put my own hands up, hiding my smile as I look around…We are surrounded from every side, and there's nothing that any of Johns's's men can do.I urge the driver to do the same thing before slowly opening the door and stepping out with my han
The Swift Security SeriesLailaChapter 69Laila’s point of viewJake releases me from his hug and walks over to Adam; I look into his eyes and smile. He smiles back at me before turning his head towards his brother with a look of horror on his face.It's then that I see the gun pointing straight at me, and I have no time to react, I watch in horror as Adam pushes his brother to the ground. I hear the gunshot as they both fall to the floor.“Adam”, I shout out as I start to run towards him. A pair of solid arms engulf me, pulling me backwards as I turn to see Ben. “Let me go!” I say…Let me go, Ben.”Ben (Bulldog's point of view)I’m watching Laila as Jake walks away from her and over to one of the Rocco brothers. My heart breaks a little as I see the way Laila smiles at him, and It’s then that I notice the glint of metal catching the sun and realise that one of them has a gun pointing straight at Laila.“Laila, look out!”I run towards her as fast as I can, pulling her backwards and
The Swift Security SeriesLailaChapter 70Laila’s point of view.I watch as Adam follows his brother into the medical field before turning and walking towards Ben; he looks at me with a sad smile on his face as he says.“Hey, Laila, are you okay?”I smile as I reply.“I am now, thanks, Ben. Can we talk?”“Yeah, sure,” He replies. I take a deep breath as I say.“I just want to say that I think the world of you, Ben and the kiss that we shared will always be special, but….”He smiles.“Please don't, Laila, I know what you're going to say; you think the world of me as a friend, a brother, a co-worker….I saw the way you looked at him, Laila …You love him…Even if you are not ready to admit that to yourself, I saw it with my own eyes.”I smile as I reply.“Yes, Ben, I do love him; he’s like no one I’ve ever met before…I can speak to him without talking; he knows what I’m feeling, what I need without asking! We have this crazy connection that I just can't explain. It’s kind of scary, to be
The Swift Security SeriesLailaChapter 71Laila’s point of view.I just asked Adam to make love to me! And now I find myself being pulled along behind him as he’s hunting for a nearby hotel. I giggle as I say.“Are you in a hurry, baby?”He chuckles as he replies. “You bet I am; I’ve been a patient man Laila Lennox..But I’ve waited far too long to get a taste of you.”I laugh, looking down the street as I say,“There's one!”“Fuck…Yeah, and there's a pharmacy right next door.”He says as he pulls me inside with him.“Mmmmm, and what do we need a pharmacy for?” I ask We stop at the contraception aisle, and Adam fills up a basket as he says.“Every goddam colour and flavour they have, baby.”I giggle again as an older couple looks at us, the woman lets out a tut as the man gives us a cheeky wink, and Adam is still filling up his little basket, utterly oblivious to anyone around us.I whisper to him.“Are you planning on using them all?”He laughs as he replies“You bet, baby, though
The Swift Security Series Laila Chapter 72 Laila’s point of view. I wake up in the morning; it has been a very long night, and I think Adam used most of his supplies; I smile to myself as I think of our Antics. Adam still has his arm wrapped tightly around me, and I wiggle around until I'm lying face to him, watching him as he sleeps. His worry lines seem to have disappeared. I know he's been overly worried about what would happen to me and the rest of the girls. Smiling, I take my hand and run my fingers across his forehead. He is a very handsome man, and it's nice to see him so peaceful. I still can't believe just how quickly I fell for this man, especially after everything that I went through with James…Being with Adam, it just feels right!” He opens one eye with a grin as he says. “You know it’s rude to stare.” I giggle as I reply. “I can't help myself, and I can't believe you're here.” He chuckles as he replies. “What in this bed?” Smiling, I reply, “No, in my life.”
The Swift Security SeriesEpilogueChapter 147Ben and MishkaTen years laterSo onto Ben, the man who everyone grew to love, and his superwoman Mishka!The pair got married eight years ago in a quiet celebration in Russia Laila, of course, was Ben’s best man, and Alyona was their bridesmaid, but why Russia, I hear you ask?Mishka spent the first twelve months with Ben back home in the USA, where she trained to become a councillor for the victims of abuse and trafficking. No better person than someone who has been there themselves, but the more she saw, the more she understood just how bad trafficking has become in Russia. Add to that Alyona becoming homesick. It just seemed the most obvious thing for her to do.Ben followed her, of course, opening up his own security firm in Russia. With his knowledge and Mishka's experiences, the security company soon became a huge success working alongside the Russian authorities. Tag Secure became a huge success that has saved many thousands of wo
The Swift Security Series Epilogue Chapter 146 Maddox and Ruby twelve months later So what about our lovable rogue, or maybe we should say loveable man-child maddog Maddox Lennox and his beautiful little sidekick Ruby? If you can remember, Maddog married Ruby a few months after she was released from the hospital, not only because he loved her more than anything in the world or because he knew he had found the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, or because being in a stable marriage would help speed up the adoption process for Ysabel and not because she was carrying his child, but simply because Maddox being Maddox, just couldn't wait another minute longer, and he wanted to show the world that Ruby and Ysabel and the new baby were his. Edward Hall still remains in a wheelchair; three months later, the family welcomes their new baby girl into the fold Baby Eleanor and just a few weeks later, they officially adopted Ysabel. Yes, they had a crazy first year together.
The Swift Security Series Epilogue Chapter 145 Laila and Adam Ten years later. Laila and Adam Married seven years ago. It took Adam quite a while before Laila finally gave in, she had already promised to marry him a long time ago but her past still holding her back, from making that final step l, but move on; she did, and they were married in a small ceremony surrounded by the Swift family and Adam’s brother John who was Adam’s best man. It took John and Adam a long time to get where they are and a lot of forgiveness, but now they are the brothers they always should have been and also the best of friends. Maddog gave his little sister away along with a few threats to the groom, but Maddog and Adam have been firm friends, and it all ended with a pat on the back and a large whisky later that night as the team danced the night away. In reality, he knows He couldn't find a better man for his sister, although he would never tell Adam that. Laila stayed with Swift Security but took s
The Swift Security SeriesTHE END!EpilogueChapter 144Jake and ErinTen years later.Jake, or Swifty if you prefer to use his nickname, and Erin have been happily married for ten years and are now parents to three beautiful children, their little girl Elisha. If you remember, Erin was carrying her throughout the series; three years later, she also gave birth to identical twin boys, Hayden and Hunter, who are now very boisterous six-year-olds and the absolute double of their Daddy! Hayden Is Jake reborn, The boss of the bunch yet fiercely protective of his siblings; Hunter, the slightly quieter of the two, is the strong silent type that never misses a thing. Elisha, what can I say? The only girl of the Swift bunch, She’s the typical daddy's girl who gets away with murder! She has Jake and her two older siblings wrapped around her finger. She’s fiercely independent and a dab hand at material arts, Something Erin insisted on for all the children and herself. Erin vowed never to be vul
The Swift Security SeriesBenChapter 143Mishka’s point of viewMadame Cara drags me into the room by my hair; as I look up to see Ben, the look on his face breaks my heart.“Oh, so this is your woman, Such a pretty young thing.”She whispers as she runs the blade along my neck. I stand frozen on the spot as she laughs,“I could make some money off this one…I wonder how much my clients would pay to fuck two pretty sisters?”I watch Ben’s face turn red with anger as he stands with his hands in the air. Madame Cara’s men are pointing their guns at Ben and his team.She chuckles, pulling me back by my hair as she says,“Well, boys, I’d like to say it’s been a pleasure doing business with you, but that would be a lie. You can't take me down. Yes, you may be able to close this brothel, but I have so many others and so many pretty girls just like this one.”She pulls me closer, and the knife digs into my throat as Ben pleads.“Please don't hurt her.”Madame Cara chuckles once more as she s
The Swift Security SeriesBenChapter 142Ben’s point of viewI’m not fucking happy that Mishka is coming with us; I know this is her sister we are trying to save, but still, I’d be much happier knowing she was somewhere safe. I made her promise me that she would stay in the van with the doors locked until we come out.I kiss her sweetly on her lips before I pull my balaclava down over my face.“I love you, baby,” I say before heading off into the night alongside the rest of my team; Bear is going in through the front door. Thanks to Adam, we know there are always two guards at the gate; I nod to Bear before our teams split up. Bear takes his side, and I lead mine around to the back of the house. Click throws the rope ladder over the railings before we all climb over; checking my watch, Bear should have taken the gate by now. I count down the last few seconds, knowing as soon as midnight hits, chaos will rain down,Those ten seconds tick by agonisingly slow before Bear's voice booms
The Swift Security SeriesBenChapter 141Mishka’s point of viewThe teams are getting ready to move in. I watch Ben as he puts his gear on, checking his weapons before slipping on his Kevlar vest.Ben turns to look at me as I start to tie my trainers.“No baby,” He says. I look at him shaking my head, “She is my sister, Ben; I’m coming with you.”“You can't….I can't take the chance of you being hurt, Mishka or worse, I've only just got you back, baby…Please don't do this…You are not trained….”The look he gives me breaks my heart, but this is my baby sister. We are talking about what if she needs me. I have to be there…I have to go…I have to make him understand.I look him in the eyes as I say“She’s my sister Ben. I cannot sit round here wondering if you got her out, if she’s okay if you're okay…Please, Ben, it will drive me crazy what if she needs me.”“Fuck”, He mutters before carrying on, “Okay, you can come only if you promise me you will stay in the van until your sister is bro
The Swift Security SeriesBenChapter 140Mishka’s point of viewI find myself pacing up and down the hotel room; these two hours feel like an eternity, especially when you can hear the seconds ticking by in this lonely hotel room.I’m worried, and not just for my sister; I’m also worried for Ben. He knows how much Alyona means to me, and I know that man would do anything to make me happy. It was such a relief when Jake asked Bear to come along with his team. I’m so glad Ben is not going into that house alone.It feels like forever until I finally hear the key turn in the lock; I turn to look at the door as I whisper,“Thank you, God.” before throwing myself in Ben’s arms, “Thank god you are okay; I’ve been so worried about you”.He laughs as he replies, “Baby, this is what I do every day; I’m fine.”Maybe but that still does not stop me from worrying; this man has become such a massive part of my life that I will always worry.“Did you see Alyona?” I ask excitedly,“Yes,” He says wit
The Swift Security SeriesBenChapter 139Bear’s point of viewI find myself in Russia after being drafted in to lead a mission alongside my fellow security officer Bulldog or Ben, if you prefer to use his real name.The Boss, Jake Swift, wanted someone to head the team with him as it’s his girlfriend's sister we've been sent to look into along with some other young women and girls who we believe are being forced to work in a brothel.Jake asked me to join teams with Bulldog as his first team is attending Tank’s wedding this weekend.We spent the first day checking the house out from the outside; nothing was happening well apart from the constant stream of clients going in and out of the property.I’ve been handed some pictures of the girls we were sent to rescue, and Alyona Mishka’s sister is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. I’ve rescued many women while working for Jake Swift. I push any thoughts of Aloyna from my mind; I’m here to do a job and cannot afford to lose concen