Shadow Guardian by Rebecca Deel

Author:Rebecca Deel [Deel, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Abduction
Publisher: Rebecca Deel
Published: 2018-04-30T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

A ball of ice formed in Nico’s stomach. “What does she know worth $4 million?” He looked at Trace. “I left the sketch in the office. Maybe Jon and Eli know the man Mercy saw at the compound.”

Jon frowned as the other sniper left the room. “Mercy drew this guy’s face?”

“She’s an artist. Ever heard of MJ Powers?”

Eli’s eyes widened. “Who hasn’t? Mercy is MJ, huh? Brenna loves her art.”

“Dana, too.” Jon set his empty mug on the counter.

Trace returned and handed the sketch to Eli. He and his teammate studied the paper a moment.

“Is that who I think it is?” Eli looked at Jon.

“Sure looks like it.”

“Care to enlighten us?” Nico stared at the two operatives, his pulse racing at the prospect of a new direction to focus his search.

“Dwayne Jeffries.” Eli handed the sketch to Nico.

He stared at the drawing. “Should I know him?”

“Only if you follow politics.”

“He’s the father of Senator Sean Jeffries.”

Nico’s head snapped upward. “Doesn’t he head the Intelligence Committee?”

“That’s the one.” Jon leaned against the counter, arms folded across his chest. “The senator has a lot of power on Capitol Hill. He’s one of those men who have a captive audience every time he speaks.”

A power broker with influence. Was this man or his father the one offering the bounty on Mercy? “They come from money?”

“Dwayne founded Jeffries Industries. The company’s net worth tops thirty billion. An import/export company with ties to almost every country on the planet.”

“What do they specialize in?” Trace asked.

“Sporting equipment, including weapons for hunting.” Eli set aside his mug.

“Guess the Jeffries wouldn’t have a problem offering $4 million for Mercy.”

“Chump change for them.” Jon slid the vial of coffee into a pocket of his cargoes and glanced at Eli. “You staying?”

“I’ll give them a hand.” He grinned at his friend. “Tell Dana I said hello.”

Jon’s cheeks turned red as he pivoted and left the cabin.

“You’re sure he’s going to Dana?” Trace asked.

“He’s breathing, isn’t he? He’ll detour by my house to check on the girls on the way back here. Nico, do you want me to take over your shift?”

Nico turned to Trace, noted his friend’s fatigue. “Trace, go sleep.”

A scowl from the sniper. “You’re the one with new stitches in his side.”

“Stitches?” Eli asked.

“Courtesy of thugs in the alley behind the hotel. Go, Trace. I won’t be sleeping for a while anyway. I need to review the files Zane sent.” And now he had more research to do on the senator and his father.

Trace clapped Eli on the shoulder and left.

“Time for another security sweep.” Nico dumped his coffee mug into the dishwasher and grabbed a bottle of water. “You want the sweep or the monitors?”

“I’ll take the tour outside. How bad is your injury?”

“Surface. Tip of the knife caught me.”

“I’ll be back.”

Nico returned to the security room and studied the monitors. No change from the view fifteen minutes earlier and the motion sensors hadn’t gone off. When Eli walked into the room to take over surveillance, Nico booted up his laptop and checked his email.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.