Taken With Trouble: An Adventurous and Suspenseful Romantic Comedy (CAUGHT IN CHAOS COLLECTION Book 2) by Jenessa Fayeth

Author:Jenessa Fayeth [Fayeth, Jenessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Serena

I’m shaking in my heels as we walk up the stone steps to the Lang Palace. The pure magnitude of the palace and the number of guests flooding in has already overwhelmed me.

In theory, performing a hostage exchange with Liam should be easy. It should be simple, not terrifying at all and were something to go wrong, I can take care of it because I’m a trained special agent. But my life as an agent feels like it was merely a dream. Liam stole me away from my home base, put me in a dress, and turned me into a different woman. There is an old me and a new me. In less than a week I’ve changed and I’m struggling to reconcile these versions of myself into the strong woman I am, capable of anything tonight.

“I can’t do it.” I grip Liam’s arm, and he flexes his bicep, probably to push my nails off.

“Yes, you can.” He smiles at the faces we pass. We aren’t even inside yet, and I feel like a walking imposter. Everyone is going to see through this pretty little façade Liam painted and I haven’t even made it through the door. “Just think of the treasure we’ll get to find after this is over.”

The last thing I’m thinking about right now is the treasure. Getting his grandfather back is the only thing I care about, and I fear everyone can see right through me.

“Everyone is staring at me,” I hiss. “They know.”

He stops and turns his body into mine, brushing his hand over my cheek. “They are staring because you are the most beautiful woman they’ve ever seen.”

“They’re judging me with their eyes.”

His lips tip in a half smile. “They are envying you with their eyes.”

I swallow and shake my head. His hand falls from my face.

“What do you do before an important mission?” he asks, suddenly serious.

“Uh…” My mind is utterly blank. What do I do? “I shoot fifty rounds at a target.”

His neck twitches. “Well, that’s good to know. What else?”

“Usually spar.”

“Why didn’t you tell me that before we left?” He mutters a curse. “Wasted opportunity.”

Despite myself, I smile, and he smiles right back.

“There’s always next time,” he says. “Now, what do you do right before you break down those doors?”

“There aren’t always doors.”

“I’m talking hypothetically.”

“I don’t know. I guess I try to clear my mind of everything except for the goal.”

“Okay, let’s breathe.” He takes a breath, and I copy him, holding it in for as long as he does if only to win a game we aren’t playing but are always engaged in. “Let it out. This time, close your eyes and clear your mind while you breathe.”

I do as he says again, unsure why. I take another breath, and when I let it out, I also let out all the fear, all the unknown, forcing my mind to focus on only one thing: saving Liam’s grandfather.

“You’re a brilliant federal agent,” he whispers in my ear, sending chills and confidence coursing down my spine.

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