Jenna's Submission by Avery Gale

Author:Avery Gale
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Published: 2012-12-31T12:37:36+00:00

Chapter 22

Jenna knew when she woke up alone in Colt’s large bed something had changed. There was a tension in the air that was making the hair on the back of her neck tingle. She showered and dressed quickly and made her way to the kitchen to find both Colt and Mitch sitting at the table. They were speaking in low tones, and it was obvious they were not pleased with whatever had roused them so early. They both looked up as she entered the room with Colt being the first to speak. “Good morning, princess. How did you sleep?”

“Um, fine, thank you.” Jenna’s voice gave away her concern “What’s happened? What’s wrong? Are my brothers and sister-in-law all right? Oh God, are my parents both okay?” By the time she’d finished, she was starting to tremble.

“Jenna, breathe, please! Christ you look ready to pass out. Everyone is fine, but there are some things we need to talk to you about. There have been some developments related to the search for the woman who helped Katarina escape in Las Vegas. Also, our Pentagon contact has sent a liaison here, and he isn’t someone any of us are particularly comfortable with, so we need to return to ShadowDance later today. Now, please, let’s get you something to eat.” They hadn’t intended to blurt it all out so suddenly, but her panic had made it necessary.

After filling her plate with a mountain of scrambled eggs, sausage links, and toast, they’d given her a glass of orange juice and sat with her at the table. Colt had placed his chair close to hers, and with his hand on the back of her chair, he slowly rubbed the back of her neck and shoulders, easing the tension she hadn’t even realized had been slowly squeezing her muscles. She ate as much as she could and assured them she was full to the gills. Colt had taken her hand, kissing the back as he pulled her to her feet. “Let’s go out on the deck and talk, shall we? Everything is always better in the warm sunshine.” Okay, now she was starting to worry again. What needed to be better?

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Colt didn’t need Grayson’s gift of empathetic hearing to know Jenna was strung tight, Holy Mother of God but her muscles felt like they were being stretched to the max, and her body language was radiating anxiety. He’d sat her in a cushioned chair and pulled another chair up so close in front of her so that when he sat, their knees were touching. He took both of her hands in his as Mitch sat down close by. “Sweetheart, after we found out what happened with Ted Scott, we contacted our former commander, who is now our contact for the contract work we still do for Uncle Sam. General Franklin is having some memory and health issues, so he is sending his aide out for a few days.” His words were calm and

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