If I Ever (Hell or High Water Book 4) by SE Jakes & Stephanie Tyler

Author:SE Jakes & Stephanie Tyler [Jakes, SE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Published: 2019-01-20T18:30:00+00:00

When the hood came off, Prophet tensed for a fight. He didn’t think John would be on the other end of it, but hell, these days he could never be sure.

But it was Agent Paul—the real one—in his three-piece, looking pissed off, as usual. “Nice of you to join us, Prophet.”

“Always appreciate the invite. The transportation methods have a few kinks, though.” Prophet rubbed the back of his neck. “The manhandling’s a little much.”

“Funny, I heard that’s how you like it.”

Prophet let a smile edge across his face. “You’ve got time? I’ll show you exactly how I like it.”

Paul frowned a little. “You’re not in control here.”

“Then why don’t you tell me exactly why I’m here?”

“You know why.”

“John.”

“He needs to be put down,” Paul said bluntly. “You know what he did to Lansing.”

“You know for sure that was him?”

“Best guess,” Paul said vaguely. “Lansing was too busy looking out for you to see it coming.”

“So Lansing didn’t know shit.”

Paul shrugged. “Part of the plan. But John losing control?”

“So your protégé is out of control. You take him down.”

“The master can’t control his creation.” Agent Paul looked loath to admit that.

“But you think I can?”

“Yes. That’s why I had to separate you two,” Agent Paul said thoughtfully. “LT thought you were the best. You were, but not for my purposes. We were looking for a different type of black ops soldier. John fit the prototype.”

“Angry?”

“Yes,” Agent Paul agreed.

“How’s the recruitment going these days?” Prophet asked.

“Varies.”

“So the project is still in existence?”

Agent Paul smiled. “I suspect if you’d stayed, you’d be told to find a recruit.”

Prophet closed his eyes and tried to imagine himself a handler to someone like John. “He’s killing more than just Americans. How’ve you been able to explain that away?”

“John needed to do a few acts of terror in order to prove himself. Some of his attempts were more toothless than others.”

“And you think he’s a double agent?”

“I wouldn’t expect anything less, although I think he’s more a general spy for hire at this point. He’s good but he’s also left too much damage in his wake . . .”

“For over ten years, dammit.”

“In the beginning? No.”

“He framed me.”

“Some collateral damage is necessary for the greater good. Always. You know that, Prophet, but your inability to like it is what held you back.”

Prophet snorted. “I’m fucking fine with that.”

“Right. Because there was never any collateral damage on your end, right?”

“Fuck off now. This isn’t Prophet’s life story. You want me to be your clean-up crew. And his.” Prophet took a page from Mal’s book and growled wordlessly.

It worked, because Agent Paul looked like he wanted to back up a few steps but, to his credit, he didn’t. “That’s exactly what we need. You know as well as I do that military intelligence is all about risk and reward.”

“I think you all need to stop using the word ‘intelligence,’” Prophet muttered. “Is this a one-off? Because I suspect saying no to this job means a sudden death.”

Agent Paul’s smile

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