Blowback (The Black Cipher Files Book 1) by Hughey Lisa

Author:Hughey, Lisa [Hughey, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic thriller, espionage romance, spy stories
Publisher: Lisa Hughey
Published: 2014-01-13T05:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-THREE

My hand was on my cell phone before I even got out of the office. The natural instinct to call Lucas stopped me cold. The fact that I instantly thought of him scared me. I didn’t need anyone. Couldn’t need anyone.

I couldn’t rely on anyone but myself. And I’d better not forget that fact.

Get your head in the game, Jamie.

Deliberately, I put the phone in my pocket. I couldn’t go out the front. Opening the back door would most likely trigger an alarm, unless I could figure out how to disable it. What if...? I strolled casually across the waiting room, crossing slowly in front of the entry door. The men in the van couldn’t get into the building unless they had a badge.

Once inside the bathroom, I locked the door. A small window faced the back of the building. I gauged the size. It would be a tight fit. I figured I had ten minutes tops before I was busted.

Hopefully security hadn’t wired the windows. Otherwise I was in deep trouble.

I ran my fingers around the perimeter of the metal frame looking for any kind of wire or security device. I found the wire within a few seconds. Shit.

I needed to create a diversion.

I peered through the frosted glass window, trying to picture what the back of the building looked like. Flipping open my cell phone, I dialed Yellow Cab and gave them the address of the office building one street over and two buildings down. Occasionally paranoia has its upside.

I slipped out of the bathroom. Casually, I picked up the flower pot and sauntered toward the back door. When I reached the double doors of bullet-proof glass, I heaved the ceramic pot across the empty lobby into the front entrance doors.

All hell broke loose.

The force of the impact set off the alarm system but didn’t break the glass. The alarm blared. A mess of dirt and leaves scattered over the carpet. I slipped out the back door before Security arrived.

Now I knew what was out the back. As I assessed the blacktop driveway and chain link fence topped with razor wire, a car shot up to me.

I tensed, ready to flee.

Lucas popped open the passenger door. “Don’t have much time.”

Lucas. Again. “How’d you know?” I hopped in and slammed the door.

“I didn’t. Just a feeling.”

“Some feeling.”

He grinned at me and tossed me a bag with a fluffy blond wig, a tube of lipstick, and rose-colored sun glasses. “Slide down.”

“Yeah.” I curved under the dash of the Toyota Camry and my relief and pleasure at seeing him tripled while I tugged on the Dolly Parton wig.

I stripped off my wrap-around blouse, leaving only the skimpy white tank top beneath. Although I tried not to let suspicion creep in, I felt it, crawling along the back of my neck. How did he always know when I was going to be in trouble?

“You seem to be making a habit of this.”

“Same thing occurred to me.” His gaze cut to me, lingering on my breasts.

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