Hot and Bothered by Harris Lynn Raye

Author:Harris, Lynn Raye [Harris, Lynn Raye]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: H.O.T. Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

She’d made her choice. Emily wiped a tear from her eye and kept on walking to her car, her back stiff and her chin up. She would do this thing, join Ian Black and his mercenaries for an important mission, and she would make a difference in this world. She spoke Arabic, particularly the Qu’rimi dialect, and she still knew people who had associated with Zaran.

She had a chance to put things right, to stop the Freedom Force from terrorizing innocent people, and she’d get her life back. No more government watch lists. No more no-fly. No more suspicions and mistrust.

Ian Black promised. All she had to do was leave her life behind for the next few months and go to Acamar where a radical Freedom Force cell was gaining strength. He wanted her help to infiltrate and spy on the group. To do that, she’d need to use all her knowledge of their tactics and structure.

When it was over, she’d be free. But for now she had to leave everything behind and return to the desert. It wasn’t the desert of Qu’rim, but it was close since Acamar shared a border with Qu’rim.

She just hoped Ryan and Victoria would understand. Those were the two people she cared about, the two she didn’t want to disappoint.

Emily drove home and went into her bedroom where the empty carryon suitcase she’d dragged out earlier lay. Her heart thumped. Tomorrow, she was gone. In the morning, she would walk out of this apartment and drive to Dulles where she’d meet Ian. Then it was a plane to Paris. She didn’t know how he was going to get her onto a plane, even a private plane since she still had to pass through TSA security checks, but he’d assured her it was possible.

Emily packed her summer gear. She’d left the abayas behind when she’d left Qu’rim, but she was going to have to start wearing them again. When she’d finished packing, she turned on CNN International and watched the news. She’d avoided it when she’d first returned. She hadn’t wanted to see the videos of terrorists beheading innocent civilians. She hadn’t wanted to think that people like that existed, though she knew they did.

The Freedom Force didn’t behead tourists. Yet. If they thought it would benefit them in some way, they certainly would. That much she knew.

Emily set the suitcase by the door and sank down on the bed to scrub her hands over her arms. She was chilled even though she wore a sweatshirt and jeans. She should get ready for bed, but there was no way she would sleep tonight.

She picked up her phone and clicked on her text messages. It hit her that Ryan was the one who usually left and went silent, but this time it would be her. And the thought of not seeing him again punched her in the throat and stole her breath.

Because it was possible she might not make it out alive. Possible this mission would go wrong and she’d be the one who didn’t come home again.

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