Military Heroes Romantic Suspense Collection by V. R. Marks

Author:V. R. Marks [Marks, V. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Military, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense
Amazon: B00DCZTLOQ
Publisher: Getaway Reads, LLC
Published: 2013-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

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"Sir? We've lost her."

"Obviously." Clifton stared at the burned out apartment building, wondering if his quarry had finally snapped and staged an elaborate escape.

"Sir, she's completely in the wind. There isn't a sign of the vehicle since it left the Interstate."

"She'll surface." Clifton refused to look at the agent who'd tackled a nosy photographer only to discover Nicole Livingston, fugitive, in disguise. Whoever she'd conned into helping her was good, but the poor sap had no idea who and what they were up against.

Clifton didn't leave loose ends, but WITSEC had been particularly determined with this little girl. It didn't matter that the prosecutors had been shut down. In his line of work, with the transparency politicians were determined to offer, that could change with the next election or appointment. He couldn't get the official inquiry out of the system entirely and he didn't trust fate to keep the paperwork buried.

Years ago, he'd been offered a golden goose and he meant to cash it out at peak value. Or when things got too hot and forced him out of the game. It's why he kept tabs on the only witness who could tie him to a compromising event.

He'd tried everything to silence her. The repeated failure grated on his pride. When he'd managed to get a look at the limited evidence against him, he'd relaxed his search, realizing the case hinged on her word against his.

He'd kill himself before allowing the testimony of a thirteen-year-old to put him behind bars. Fortunately it wouldn't come to that. She could testify, but even jurors knew eye witnesses broke down all the time. Every year that passed tipped the odds in his favor if they did drag such a cold case into a courtroom.

Still, the click and whir of her camera shutter haunted him. Assuming those pictures had been developed, where had they gone?

His badge and his scowl got him into her charred apartment. He poked through the wreckage, opened cabinets, checked for a fire safe. If she'd stored anything here, it was beyond salvation. He resented the sense of relief.

"She'll surface," he repeated. He knew it as clearly as he knew the sun would rise tomorrow. People in nearly every level of government owed him favors. Not even her WITSEC handlers had been able to stop his media blitz and the suspicions he'd heaped on her head. And why would they? They needed her back as much as he did or risk their perfect record of keeping witnesses safe.

Technology and time were on his side. No such thing as privacy anymore with every building wired with video and cameras in almost every hand. Of course he had other assets in play as well. He checked his phone, anticipating an update any minute.

"This woman has caused me enough problems and jeopardized an operation we've worked on for years." It was the line he fed anyone on his team who dared wonder why he monitored this particular 'upright' citizen. "We might not find what we need here.

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