The Last Protector (Clayton White) by Simon Gervais
Author:Simon Gervais [Gervais, Simon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2021-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
San Francisco, California
White looked at his screen incredulously. Why had Veronica hung up on him? He had tried to call her back twice, but she hadnât picked up. Sheâd been distraught by the fact that she couldnât gain access to the SkyCU servers. And had she really suggested that her dad might have something to do with it?
Even though Veronica hadnât asked him to go, maybe it wouldnât be such a bad idea to stop by the SkyCU office in Palo Alto. It wasnât like he was going to get any sleep anyway.
His phone rang. Veronicaâs number didnât appear on the screen. Disappointed, he pressed the green button to accept the call. âWhoâs this?â he asked, his voice harsher than it should have been.
âYour future father-in-law, or so I just learned. And please, drop that acerbic tone, son. Wonât work with me.â
Stunned, White almost snapped to attention in his chair. âMr. Vice President-Elect,â he said. âMy apologies, sir.â
âNot feeling too sorry for yourself, are you?â Alexander Hammond asked.
âNo, sir. Not for myself,â White said sincerely. âOnly for the guys I lost today. And their families.â
âYeah, of course,â Hammond said. âI knew them all. Not a lot, but enough to know they were good men.â
âThey were,â White said. An image of his friend Marcus Thompson laughing out loud while holding his two kids in his massive arms popped into his mind. Then it was immediately followed by an image of Marcus with his brains blown out, his body in a heap on the floor of an elevator. The events of the last few hours had taxed the very depths of Whiteâs soul. The situation seemed almost unreal. When he had left the air force, he never expected to have to shoot someone again.
âIâll make you this promise, Clayton,â Hammond said, cutting through Whiteâs thoughts. âIâll make absolutely sure that the Secret Service will be there every step of the way to support the families of the fine men we lost today.â
If any other politician had spoken those words, White would have rolled his eyes, knowing they meant well but would never follow through. But since they came from Hammond, the man who had run JSOC for years, White knew he could take it to the bank.
âThank you, sir.â
âWe need to talk,â Hammond said.
White winced. Heâd known this moment would come. Hammond was going to give him shit for proposing to his daughter without having the decency to ask him permission prior to doing it. And heâd probably threaten to kill him for the sheer audacity of proposing to Veronica while on duty, which could have cost his daughter her life.
âAgreed,â White replied. âLet me firstââ
âIn person, Clay. I want to speak to you face to face.â
âVeronica told me you were in Fort Worth, sir,â White replied, confused. âIâm still in Sanââ
âI know where you are,â Hammond interrupted. âIâm on my way to you. Iâll be in San Francisco in a few hours. In the meantime, I want you to listen to the CID warrant officers who are about to pay you a visit.
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