Deep Cover by Traci Hunter Abramson

Author:Traci Hunter Abramson [Abramson, Traci Hunter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.
Published: 2017-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Noah sensed her presence the minute he walked in the door. She didn’t wear perfume, nor was anything out of place, but something beyond his senses alerted him to Kelsey’s presence.

He gritted his teeth. Exhaustion, frustration. Both were strong and overpowering. The last thing he wanted was a confrontation he wasn’t yet prepared for. It had been hard enough working with her today, although he had to admit that once he stopped trying to ignore her, the leads he and Ted had uncovered had started making more sense.

The investigator in him wanted to know how she knew so much about the Middle East and the myriad players involved in arms deals and terrorist groups. He would have liked to think she was well informed because she had been working as an analyst somewhere, but he had a feeling there was more to her story than that. After all, why would an analyst have to be undercover within her own agency?

Bracing himself, he headed for the kitchen. He didn’t consider how he knew that’s where she would be. He simply shrugged out of his jacket, tossed it over the back of a barstool, and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“We need to talk.”

“We don’t have much we can talk about.” He loosened his tie and then slipped it free of his collar. When he draped it over the stool on top of his jacket, he found himself wishing he could untangle his conflicted feelings for Kelsey so easily.

She shifted the crutches that leaned against the wall beside the table and stood up. His eyes narrowed, and the question of why she was now using crutches burned on his tongue. Had she been using them at the office today? He thought back, suddenly realizing she hadn’t left her desk the whole time he had been in the office. Twice, everyone had gathered together to discuss ideas, but each time had been near her desk and she had remained seated.

“Let me ask you this,” Kelsey said, her voice seemingly calm. “If I had met you when you were involved in an undercover operation, would you have been allowed to tell me where you worked?”

Noah shook his head. He was pretty sure he knew where this was going. “No, but as soon as the op ended, I would certainly have told you.”

“And what if I had stumbled onto the truth before you were allowed to tell me?”

His voice took on an edge. “Obviously I understand how uncover assignments work. And I know they can get complicated.”

She studied him for a moment, her eyes serious and somber. “But you don’t want to deal with complications right now.”

“I need time to decide how complicated I want things to be.” Noah dragged his hands over his face. “Understandably, yesterday was quite a challenge. I need time to figure out what to do from here.”

“I see.” Her voice was soft and a little wistful. Part of him wanted to scoop her up and hold her tight. Another part of him wished he’d never met the Webers’ elusive daughter.

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