EDGE OF SHADOWS: The Shadow Ops Finale by CJ Lyons

Author:CJ Lyons
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Chase couldn’t imagine how Billy made it through the endless briefings, a whirlwind security check to make certain no other ops had been compromised, rushed calls to the rest of the Team, and finally being summoned to the senator’s offices for a pre-dawn meeting.

It wasn’t even seven in the morning, yet Chase was already exhausted, could barely keep up, and he wasn’t worried about KC or pressured with the sudden responsibility of doing both his job and Rose’s. His only concern was Jay, who was safe with Teresa and the others at the STR offices. Despite everything, Billy handled it all, seemingly as effortlessly as Rose herself would have—actually with a lot less colorful language than Rose was known for.

He rose to his feet wearily as Billy exited the secure Senate conference room. Rose had chosen her second-in-command well.

“Damn,” Chase said as his crutch slipped on the marble floor. Not because of the pain, but because he’d caught himself thinking of Rose in the past tense. Again.

Billy seemed to have forgotten Chase was there. He strode past, his face empty. As if he were conducting silent conversations of his own. Rose did that as well—talking to herself, pacing the halls or running circuits in the gym, mulling a tangled puzzle until the pieces fell into place.

“Any news?” Chase asked, hurrying to catch up with Billy.

Billy shook his head. “Nothing helpful. No word about Grigor’s whereabouts, either.”

“I don’t believe in coincidence.”

“Neither do I. Neither do they.” He jerked his chin over his shoulder at the closed door behind them. “That’s the problem.”

“They seriously think Rose went rogue? Blew it up herself? They’re crazy.”

“They think Rose has a lot of old scores to settle with both Grigor and the administration who abandoned her five years ago.”

The same administration leaving office and facing an uphill battle for their party to win the election in November. The only bright side was that the opposition hadn’t been able to conquer the minds and hearts of the nation, either, leaving both parties circling each other in a sparring match that was deadlocked.

“Wait a minute.” Chase stopped, glanced around. The corridor was empty, but he still lowered his voice. “If they suspect Rose, then—”

“Then they suspect us all. One of the NSD idiots even suggested we’d manufactured the Preacher and all the operations we shut down last month.”

“Oh, good, this busted ankle that might never heal and need more surgery is a fake. Guess I can get rid of this now.” He raised the crutch, wobbled when his weight came down too hard on his ankle and quickly set it back in place.

“Susan will take care of it. She always does.” Billy glanced at his watch. “In the meantime, why don’t you knock off for the day? Go get your brother and see if KC is done with her debrief. I have someplace I need to be.”

“Great, where we headed?” No way Chase would let Billy go do something stupid on his own. Chase’s security clearance might not be as high as Billy’s, but he was just as stubborn.

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