24/7 by Wayne Joanna

Author:Wayne, Joanna [Wayne, Joanna]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-12-14T01:26:15+00:00

THE YOUNG WOMAN behind the reception desk today bore little resemblance to Angel. Her skirt was brown, her shirt was a nice shade of lavender, and her stylish blazer was a muted plaid. More striking differences were the absence of chunky, dangling silver from her ears and gauche studs in her nose and lips.

“Where’s Angel?” Alex asked, obviously displeased that her new friend wasn’t there to greet her.

“It’s Angel’s day off,” Jack said. He introduced them to Elisha. The attractive brunette was both soft-spoken and businesslike.

“Mrs. Prescott asked that you stop by her office. Shall I tell her you’re on your way?”

“Sure thing. What about Lenny? Is he in his cube?”

“I think so. I know he’s in the area.”

“Then I’m sure I can find him.”

“Angel painted a spider on my fingernail,” Alex said, holding up her thumb for Elisha’s admiration.

“That’s nice,” Elisha said, then went back to whatever she’d been typing into her computer.

“It’s Sunday,” Kelly said as they took the hallway in the opposite direction from the way they’d gone yesterday. “Don’t PPS employees ever take a day off?”

“Sure, just no particular day. If you’re on an assignment you work the days and hours it requires to get the job done right.”

“But the tech guys must work regular hours.”

“There’re always a few on duty, and I’ve yet to be here at any time of the night when there weren’t at least a couple of agents in the office. Danger doesn’t watch the clock.”

Alex danced in front of them, letting her fingers trail along the white walls and occasionally stopping to peek through an open doorway. High tech meant nothing to her. PPS was just another playground.

“Evangeline must be quite a woman to keep a place like this going. What is her background?”

“She’s a former FBI agent and her husband, Robert, was an undercover agent with M16 before he came to the U.S.”

“What’s M16?”

“Great Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service. M16 is their external division, handling espionage outside the UK.”

“That explains the sophisticated equipment and the heavy emphasis on investigation. What did you mean yesterday when you said Angel was one of Evangeline’s projects?”

Evangeline adopts people, or I guess it’s more like she rescues them. I didn’t get the story firsthand, but word is that she was raised in a foster home and she’ll go the extra mile to help out people who might have experienced the same kind of misfortune.”

“I like her already.”

“Everybody does. That’s her standing by the door to the corner office.”

Alex made a beeline toward Evangeline and was excitedly showing her the gory work of art on her fingernail by the time Kelly and Jack caught up.

Jack made the introductions, and Kelly was duly impressed. Evangeline looked positively regal in a pair of gray slacks and a cashmere sweater the shade of buttercups.

“I’ve looked forward to meeting you,” Evangeline said, as Kelly and Jack took a seat. “It’s a little-known fact around here, but I used to escape to my office at least once a week to watch the soap you were on while I ate lunch.

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