Second Chances (Athena Group Novel Book 1) by C.W. Stokes

Author:C.W. Stokes [Stokes, C.W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“Shelby, is everything ready for this evening?” Liz asked as she answered the phone.

“Yes, were you expecting Roger this evening?” She watched as Hawk entered the building.

“No, why?” she asked skeptically

“He’s walking in the front door right now.”

“Take Max and go out the back door. Go to the airport and make sure that everyone is ready and headed to New York. I’ll stay here and take care of Roger.” She hung up, turned to Max and grabbed his hands.

“Come on Max, change of plans.” She closed down all the monitors.

“Where are we going?”

“Liz wasn’t expecting Roger, so we’re going to take everyone to the airport and she is going to find out why he’s paying an impromptu visit. She doesn’t like unexpected visits from him.”

That piqued his curiosity. “Why doesn’t she like him showing up?”

“Roger is her biggest client, but she likes to keep him under control. He feels that the world should heel whenever he calls and Liz has never been one to be subservient to anyone so she keeps the control, but he doesn’t like it. He also knows that we’re good at what we do and because of the control that Liz maintains he trusts our group explicitly.” She explained as they went up to her apartment.

Amanda was in the living room playing video games when they walked through the door. Hoping to distract them, Shelby walked over and gave Amanda a hug and kissed her on the cheek. "You remember Max? We are helping him with a case, and I have to go to the airport this evening."

Amanda looking suspiciously at him cocked her head. “Hello.”

Max nodded “Hello.” He wasn’t quite sure what to say. Any doubt he may have had before was all gone. Looking at her, he saw the deep blue of her eyes and the slight curl to her hair that she had pulled up. Finally the one irrefutable evidence that she was his was the birth mark on the side of her neck. It was a small brown mark in the shape of a teardrop. The majority of his family members had it including him.

Shelby had to break the silent bond that was building between them. “Amanda, go ahead and order something for dinner this evening if you’d like. Just send me a text with the place you want to order from, and I’ll let the security desk know, ok?”

“OK mom, is everything alright?” Amanda asked.

“Yes Amanda, it is.” She smiled back at her daughter. Turning to go into her bedroom she quickly put on her uniform and looked at herself in the mirror. She never got used to seeing herself dressed like this. Dressed in black with her hair pulled back in a low ponytail, made her look and feel formidable. She checked her weapon and fastened it to the holster on the corset. She secured the knives to the back and put on her jacket. It wasn’t often that she had to escort anyone, especially their own members, but she took it seriously.

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