All Chapters of Aegis Group: Chapter 301 - Chapter 310

RYAN GLANCED UP AND down the street at the corner coffee stand. The meeting spot was too open for his tastes. Anyone driving on the road could see them sitting here plain as day. They hadn't gotten to pick how and where she was taken into custody. If he had to bet, there were a few plain-clothes police spotters watching them now. That didn't make him less nervous, knowing the guys were also out there did.He pushed the cup of coffee toward Carson. She'd barely eaten her breakfast or touched her cup. Ever since she'd gotten off the phone with her parents she'd been in a sort of daze, staring off into nothing.Stress did odd things to people. Not everyone responded the same. He was used to women crying and men going straight to angry when their lives were threatened. The silence was the worst. He couldn't let her shut down on him. They were going to get through this."Talk to me," he said."About?""I don't know." What's something they hadn't talked about? Something to get her mind

RYAN KEPT ONE HAND on Carson's lower back as he guided her out of the elevator and back into the Aegis Group offices. Last night he'd thought they would undoubtedly be ensconced in a safe house making awkward new boyfriend talk with her parents. That was before he'd realized how much the agents didn't give a fuck about who got screwed in their investigation.Merida was already sitting at her desk, frowning at her monitor, hands working furiously on the keys."Morning," Ryan said."Ian has everyone in the command room waiting for you," Merida said without skipping a beat.His second phone call after reaching out to Detective Blew had been to contact the office and bring the guys up to date. Yesterday when Carson had been clearly kidnapped from the gas station down the street from his house, there'd been no doubt about their team jumping in to save her. A victim only had so many hours to live once they were taken. They couldn't waste a single minute.Today was different.They'd han

CARSON COULDN'T HELP BUT feel like this whole scenario was to get her out of the main room so Ryan and the others could talk.They weren't telling her everything, for which she was grateful. She knew her limits, and that she was in over her head. Ryan was saving her, and all she'd done was hurt him.She didn't deserve this.But she couldn't help the frustration gnawing at her. Decisions were being made without her input."How about...this one?" Merida clicked another button.Carson leaned forward and studied the man's face. His cheeks were gaunt, his eyes lifeless."Maybe?" She'd said that about three other potential men, but she couldn't be sure. "I only saw them for a second. Are you sure there weren't security cameras or anything?""The cameras in the garage are at the entrance and exit.""I thought I was safe there." Carson shuddered."Safe is a relative word. For the average person who wants to be able to sleep and feel safe against home invasion or burglary? It is. This

CARSON'S BACK HIT THE wall. She was at Ryan's mercy, a place she was learning to enjoy. She'd gone from clothed to half dressed before she'd even realized he had a condom."Hold on to me," he said.What other choice did she have?He stared into her eyes, his entire focus on her to the point that for her everything else ceased to matter except this moment. The weight lifted off her shoulders and she could breathe again.She would never understand how Ryan had been attracted to her over every other woman in the bar. She hadn't dressed up particularly nicely, and she'd said maybe a few dozen words to him, but she couldn't deny that from the moment he'd slid up beside her she'd felt a connection. An energy that she didn't know she craved until he stepped into her life.And now she didn't want to give him up. Ever.Ryan hoisted her up higher, and she felt his hardness slide against her.She couldn't look away from him. His gaze bore into her skull, demanding her attention.In the be

RYAN STUDIED CARSON ACROSS the table.She wouldn't look at him and she hadn't spoken to him since their conversation in the office. He'd never lied to her, but he also hadn't told her how dangerous this was. There was nothing to be gained from that. Fear would make her indecisive and he needed a confident Carson to carry this forward."Any questions?" Agent Walker asked at the end of the op briefing.A few of the supporting officers from Seattle PD had some points to clarify, but everything else was fine. Except that Carson was still ignoring him."Okay, I want everyone in place in ten. Go." Agent Walker shooed at them like chickens.Ryan disliked that man intensely, but right now he had other things to worry about.He circled the table to where Merida and Carson stood with their heads together. Merida held the bullet-proof vest Carson would wear in one hand and tugged at a strap with the other."I can take it from here." He placed a hand on Carson's shoulder.Both women glance