CA 1 Beyond Betrayal by L T Ryan

Author:L T Ryan [Ryan, L T]
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

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The main floor had been empty. They avoided the lobby and the garage. Beck had figured even if someone wasn’t watching his car, they’d track their movements through the GPS. It wouldn’t matter if he disabled it.

The building’s gym had a door that led to an alley, and they exited there. Clarissa stepped out into the dark, narrow lane. It felt like she cut through the thick, stale air. With Beck leading, they hovered close to the building and headed toward the street. She looked up to her right, her gaze climbing the rows and columns of balconies. From down there she had trouble picking out the window that the shots had been fired from.

What if he was still up there?

The thought was enough to send her racing forward, nudging Beck in the back with her elbow.

“What?” he said.

“Move,” she said.

On the main road every person was a threat. The man jogging away from them. The woman pushing a stroller toward them. The four drunk guys carrying on across the street. The bum with the brown paper bag held up to his mouth. None could be trusted. Any of them could be there to shoot or follow or report on Clarissa and Beck. Yet, it was the safest place for them at that moment.

Sinclair’s network was vast, but it seemed as though he had worked alone. It made no sense. He was the kind of operator who would have both ends covered. Someone should have been waiting outside the apartment or building in the event that Sinclair had failed. They found no one, though. Had someone else already gotten to them?

Questions raced through her mind again. Why had Sinclair missed her? Was it a set up? If so, who was behind it? She doubted whether she could trust Beck once they left the city. For all she knew, he was the mastermind of today’s events.

She quickly ran through a list of ways to escape, people to call on, and places to go. Her options were limited. She had people she could count on to hide her. The problem was that between Sinclair and the Secret Service, they likely knew of them all. And on the off chance they didn’t, could she risk an innocent’s life?

She had to make a decision right then and there. Trust Beck, or neutralize him and flee.

Alone, Clarissa could move place to place without worrying about the motives of another. She had no problem handling herself. With Beck around, she’d either be concerned for his safety, or worry about his intentions.

Beck walked a half-step in front of her. His footsteps were deliberate and quiet. His head inched left and right, up and down. She knew his eyes did the same. When able to, he avoided the yellow and orange pools of light that splashed the wide sidewalk. He never looked back, but she knew that didn’t mean he wasn’t aware of what went on behind them.

They approached an area shaded by two tall, pruned oaks. The thick trunks pushed up through the concrete.

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