Abandoned Heart by Skye MacKinnon

Author:Skye MacKinnon [MacKinnon, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peryton Press
Published: 2018-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

12

For the past two days, the guys have been forcing me to sit on the sofa with my leg up, doing nothing but reading, watching tv and listening to music. Alistair showed me some of his favourite video games too, but quickly got frustrated at being beaten by me.

Alistair loves computers. He's got several and, according to Luther, they all have names. As a child, Al's skin was even more sensitive than it is now, so playing in the sunlight resulted in painful rashes. Even now, he spends most of the day inside while the other two do the field work.

"I'm too memorable," he said when I asked why. "Ben blends in everywhere, and Luther in some circles, but with my looks, people keep remembering me when they shouldn't. I can't go around asking questions without being noticed. So instead, I do the coordination from here and let them do all the walking."

So while the other two have been out, Alistair has been spending time with me. I still don't understand him. He's not been as cold again as he was when I first arrived, but he's got moments when he's curt and distant. After being around him for almost two full days, you'd think that I'd know him better. But no, he's still an enigma. A rather attractive one, I have to admit. We’ve not been in the music room again together. I’ve played the violin twice, but he never joined me.

Now though, it finally seems that things are going to change. The guys have called a meeting and I think this is the moment they tell me what work I’m actually going to do for them.

Luther and Ben have cleared the kitchen table. All that remains is a simple manila folder.

"We got your contract approved," Ben says cheerily as he pulls back a chair for me. Seriously, do they teach them at spy school to be such gentlemen?

"Our superiors are happy with our choice in you, so now all you need is to sign."

I take out the contract from the folder. It's at least fifty pages long. Seriously? I'll need all morning to go through that.

"Ben, want to give me a summary again?"

Alistair frowns disapprovingly but Ben grins. "The initial contract is for six months, to be extended at our discretion. Your annual leave allowance and salary can be found on the final page. And yes, we tried to get it as high as possible.”

I open the last page and my eyes widen. Hell, I've never been anywhere near that salary before.

"There's a bonus for nights and weekends too."

I look at them. "Seriously? How is this financed? I thought the government has no money?"

Luther chuckles. "We're on the front line of fighting crime. There's money for that."

"Aren’t the police the front line?"

"Okay, we're the front-line intelligence. Better?"

I smile innocently. "Front line spies?"

Alistair growls. "Don't use that word in my house." He turns to the other two and shrugs. "I liked her better when she wasn't talking."

I grab the contract and sign at the back.

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