Abbot by Alison Kent

Author:Alison Kent [Kent, Alison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ptsd romance, black ops romance, covert ops suspense romance, love at first sight romance, kidnapping romance, savior rescuer romance
Publisher: Rocks and Ink
Published: 2020-02-03T06:00:00+00:00

THE WALK TO HIS TRUCK gave Kyle time to think. The air was dry. The sun was hot. The edge of the road uneven. He got a few looks from residents tending yards as brown as Annie’s. He had no idea if word of the fight had traveled the Markit grapevine but figured it had.

He wondered if word of the kidnapping had gone viral too. Then he wondered what the town’s residents thought of Annie. If others, like the guy from the pawn shop, were on her side. Or if her ex and his partners had the town as well as the law under their thumb.

None of that made a difference to what he was going to do.

He just wondered.

Because of Annie.

Since her ex’s business dealings were local, the boy was probably close. And if Vince’s back made mobility an issue—that and his generally being a selfish dick—best bet was he’d stashed him with the grandparents. Army would be taken care of and Vince wouldn’t be bothered. Once Kyle verified Annie’s son was there, he was looking at an easy snatch.

Residences always were.

He had the gear he’d need in the compartment of his truck where he kept things that needed to remain out of sight. A routine traffic stop or a more thorough search wouldn’t reveal his night-vision goggles or listening device. Neither was illegal to possess, but those weren’t the only pieces he carried. Even a sniffer dog would miss his munitions.

Location and equipment were covered, and if he was wrong about the first, he had items in the second that would get Vince to talk. But he wanted to do this the easy way.

For Annie’s sake.

Now all he needed to do was check in with the boss and set up plans for post-extraction. He clicked the fob to unlock the gleaming black crew-cab pickup and climbed behind the wheel. A hidden switch triggered a slot beneath the steering column which ejected an encrypted phone.

It was used only for team business. He sent a text to Asa.

Waylaid. New op. Simple. Day, two max.

While waiting for a response, he studied the layout of the pawn shop, washateria, and pharmacy. The two businesses flanking the washateria had security cameras. He texted that info to Nate who handled the team’s security and tech. He’d wipe the feeds remotely or send someone to destroy any hard evidence of the afternoon’s altercation.

Before heading back to Annie’s, he’d swing by her ex-in-laws’ estate and check the security there. He’d also make a run by the warehouse where Annie said Vince spent most of his time. He’d have Nate dig up photos and pull the interior specs on that building too.

His phone buzzed. Asa.

Z is concerned.

Kyle wasn’t surprised. His showing at the compound hadn’t been up to Ezra’s standards. Or his own, really. His internal turmoil had gotten in the way of what his body could do. He knew that. Ezra knew that. Funny how he hadn’t entertained any of the destructive thoughts he’d brought to the compound since leaving.

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