Secret Agent Sheik by Linda Conrad

Author:Linda Conrad [Conrad, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romantic Suspense
ISBN: 9780373277223
Google: QSqYqmLPodIC
Amazon: 0373277229
Barnesnoble: 0373277229
Goodreads: 10651006
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

They rode through the streets of Rio in the backseat of a silver Mercedes sedan. Tarik’s gut instincts were shouting that this was the wrong move for them to make. He didn’t believe starting out with two well-armed goons, without first having contact with either the Task Force or his brothers, could lead to anything good.

As their sedan climbed into the hills above the city and drove past the shantytown areas known as favelas, his bigger worry became how to control Jass. Since Eltsin’s henchmen had shown up, she’d become Celile in a deeper way than ever before. He could no longer find Jass inside her eyes. But even with his unease, he still trusted her to do whatever necessary for the mission. She was a professional and his partner.

All along the scenic drive at the crest of the mountains, Tarik stared out his window at the city and the bay spreading below them. Tiny white sailboats floated on the turquoise blue of Guanabara Bay. Sparkling white sands blistered in the hot sun of Ipanema Beach. The greens and grays of Sugarloaf Mountain in the distance were silhouetted like a picture postcard against puffy lavender and pink clouds.

Everything seemed painted in Technicolor.

His senses tended to remain on full alert during any mission. But for some reason today, on this mission, the world was brighter, sweeter than ever before.

The big hitch in the perfection, of course, was knowing Jass could be stepping into a rat’s nest of trouble at Eltsin’s place, completely unprepared for what Tarik felt was coming. Yes, she’d fallen deeper into her cover and had become Celile, the Messenger. But Tarik knew the Taj would be there. And they were trouble with a capital T everywhere they went.

Worse yet, he would have to avoid being around the Taj as much as possible. Since he was disguised at Sheik Zohdi, Tarik didn’t imagine the Taj Zabbar officials would immediately recognize him as a Kadir. But he would have to be particularly careful with his accent, and under no circumstance could he let on that he understood their language.

One slipup would mean disaster for the Kadirs, for this mission and for Jass. That meant he was left dealing with the fact that she would have to be the public face of their mission. Tarik took a breath, wishing he could talk to her privately.

After another half hour of silence, Andrei Eltsin’s gated villa appeared like a castle in the lush green mountainside overlooking the sprawling Rio metropolis and picturesque ocean far below. Tarik steeled himself to arrive in the manner of the mysterious terrorist he’d been playing. Rearranging his head scarf to partially block his face, he reviewed his game plan. Covert work was all about showmanship. And becoming a dangerous and volatile Middle Eastern terrorist meant shutting his mouth and keeping to himself. Despite the circumstances and the danger to Jass.

The Mercedes passed through a heavily guarded gate and rolled up the long drive past multicolored flowers, evergreen shrubs and a manicured green lawn.

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