Finding His Mark by Piper J. Drake

Author:Piper J. Drake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Piper J. Drake

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Sushar slipped out of the suite while Michael showered. They hadn’t stayed at the pool for more than a couple of hours. Most of the ladies present had been averse to being in the water long enough for their fingertips to begin wrinkling. Personally, Sushar agreed.

The setting had been one for making impressions and gathering them. She’d gotten a feel for each of the key players but finding Michael’s target was going to take further searching. Though Varitim Corporation, owned by Ben Ward, had a board of mostly male advisors, OpSys had two female advisors in their group of high-level executives. Both of those women had male companions. But neither the male nor female partners seemed likely candidates to be a wetwork specialist like her. If she was going to track down this assassin, she was going to have to look beyond the immediate group of guests.

Tongdaeng kept pace with her as she padded down the hallway wrapped in her silk swimsuit cover. Michael’s men noted her passing but didn’t stop her. They each gave her a nod and she returned with an acknowledgement of her own. She wasn’t going for stealth on this job. It was another version of the morning she’d come to meet Michael. She was hiding in plain sight. No one suspected a person walking boldly out in the open.

Since Tongdaeng hadn’t been outside since their shopping trip in the morning, she used him as an excuse to step out a side entrance and into a less-visited garden area. While Tongdaeng sniffed the manicured landscaping and took care of the call of nature, she studied the outside of the building.

It was possible but not likely for a person to attempt to access Ben Ward’s suite from the outside. Sheer walls with no handholds made things difficult for reaching the suite’s balcony or windows. The floor below had no balconies to provide handholds either. It wasn’t impossible, but the chance of discovery on approach was a lot riskier. There were security personnel directly on the balcony and also on the roof above too. Access to the balcony by rappelling down from above wasn’t an option. This wing of the resort wasn’t adjacent to any taller buildings and faced the ocean. There would be no fun using a harpoon or crossbow to get a line in that way.

“How would I do this?” She didn’t usually mutter to herself but her mind was churning as she chewed on the problem at hand…and also dodging the repeated memory of Michael’s lips on her shoulder.

Warmth blossomed beneath her sternum and her nipples tightened as her mind replayed the memory of his hand trailing over her lower back beneath the water. He’d played his part well this afternoon, leaning close and giving her frequent caresses. He’d treated her like a lover, with care and consideration.

She shouldn’t let it turn her mind to mush though.

Yanking the side door back open, she reentered the resort building along with Tongdaeng. As the door closed behind them, Tongdaeng stopped and issued a barely audible growl.

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