The Sheikh's Troublesome Bride by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-05-24T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Kamal stopped his brother the next morning after breakfast, sending Shira on ahead to finish packing for the flight back to America. “We received some disturbing intelligence this morning.”

“More trouble with the refugees?” Kale asked.

“No. It seems that the faction that overthrew their government is divided on the issue of their return home. I will be travelling to meet with the new leaders and ensure that they understand these refugees need to come home.”

“Is that going to be a problem?”

“No. I don’t believe so, but threats have been made against Jawhara, specifically the royal family, if the refugees are allowed to cross the border.”

Kale was stunned. “They would attack us personally for allowing their own countrymen to leave Jawhara?”

Kamal nodded, “Yes. I am under no illusions that my life is always being threatened. My concern is for Erin and Shira at this point. I tell you this so that you will be extra cautious during your travels. Six weeks is a long time to be on your guard and while in America, you will not have the same level of protection that you have here.”

“I’ll see to the protection of myself and Shira. What about Erin?”

“Yes, what about Erin? I haven’t decided yet. I will wait and see how my meeting with the delegation goes. If everything can be settled peacefully, I will go to America and bring her back myself. For now, Talib has been made aware of the circumstances and has been instructed to make the appropriate calls to secure adequate security.”

“Slade’s group?” Kale asked, speaking of his college roommate who had become an FBI agent and now owned a freelance security company. His employees were mostly ex-special forces, and they excelled in personal security details and search and rescue operations. Being a private company, they were able to enter countries the US Military could not, and were not held to the same rules as the government groups. It worked well for everyone involved.

“Yes. I understand that Slade is putting several of his best men on this case. He also has a new woman working for him and she has been assigned to the case to offer protection for Shira and Erin in places the men cannot go.”

“Like public restrooms.” Kale spoke what they were both thinking. Many abductions of world leaders occurred in public bathrooms. It was the one place where security guards of the opposite sex could not follow their clients. It made them very vulnerable and was a point that well-trained kidnappers didn’t often pass up.

Kale thought about his former roommate and couldn’t help asking, “Any idea why he hired a woman? That’s not actually his style. He was completely against women in the military when we were in college.”

“I asked Talib the same question. It seems that PJ, the woman in question, is the sister of a man that Slade was unable to save during his last operation for the FBI. She joined the military after her brother’s death and when she got out, demanded a job from Slade.

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