Blindsided by Tes Hilaire

Author:Tes Hilaire [Hilaire, Tes]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-03T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Sub-level E. Cold, cavernous, concrete, yet lit up brighter than the National Christmas tree and its 56 counterparts on the Ellipse every winter. Unlike the above ground levels, there wasn’t much activity down here. The tunnel-like halls stood devoid of another presence, but Teigan knew that disembodied eyes followed his progress. Nothing went unseen down here.

The corridor curved, a continuous circuit with doors springing at regular intervals on his left and nothing on his right. All the sublevels were set up this way, a mile long loop with doors or corridors fanning out and no access to the interior. He’d always wondered if there was anything on the inside of the circle or if it was just solid foundation beneath the upper stories of the Agency.

Teigan knew he’d found Aria’s room when a pair of guards came into view. Dressed in military fatigues, they stood with feet planted wide, weapons crossed across their chests and eyes alert. They weren’t taking their babysitting job lightly. Because they knew who and what she was? Or because Whitesman had put the fear of God into them?

He drew near. The closer of the two guards turned to face him. Teigan immediately recognized the Black-op soldier. Commonplace brown hair and brown eyes over unremarkable features couldn’t hide the two-inch-long scar that ran from the side of his mouth toward his ear. Some of the tension slid from Teigan’s shoulders. He’d worked with Steven on more than a few missions and knew that for him, his current stance was relaxed. Now if only the other guard was as calm.

When Teigan was a half dozen steps away, the second guard turned and raised the butt of his Heringer Z510, pointing the muzzle in Teigan’s direction. No rolling out of the welcome mat from that one. Teigan prudently halted.

“Agent Evans,” Steven said in greeting, effectively letting the second guard know that Teigan was a known entity and safe. Guard two dismissed him and went back to his alert stance on the far side of Aria’s cell door.

“Steven,” Teigan closed the remaining distance and offered his hand, “good to see you.”

One corner of Steven’s mouth pulled up, the other remained stretched out in a flat line toward the scar, making the half-smile appear eerily mocking. He grasped Teigan’s hand, giving a firm shake as he lowered his voice and leaned in closer to Teigan. “Word is you’re working undercover with the V-10 now. That true?”

“Is nothing secret around here?” Teigan asked, his current frustrations easing into his voice.

“Touchy. Must be per Whitesman’s orders then.” Steven gave him a friendly wink. “Good. Gotta say I was a bit insulted that you would think they could get the job done better than me and my men.”

Teigan wasn’t so sure of that, but gave Steven a clap of camaraderie on his arm. “Your team is the best, Steven.”

“Damn straight.” Steven jerked his head toward the door. “Now I bet you’re going to tell me that the pretty little thing in here has something to do with your current assignment.

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