UNDERCOVER TWIN by LENA DIAZ

Author:LENA DIAZ, [DIAZ,, LENA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ROMANCE - - SUSPENSE
Publisher: HARLEQUIN
Published: 2013-11-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“You’re proposing the same ill-fated plan Waverly proposed,” Nick said, his voice low and menacing.

“Close, yes, but far less dangerous, because I’ll make sure she’s protected,” Dante said. “Miss Bannon, believe me when I tell you I would never have agreed to Rickloff and Waverly’s plan had they asked me ahead of time. But the wheels are in motion and two agents were nearly killed. That sends the wrong signal to the bad guys. If I don’t bring Gonzalez down, I might as well declare open season on all my agents. To get him, I need inside information, which has proved exceedingly difficult with Gonzalez. His men are so afraid of him they’re loyal without question.” He leaned forward in his chair. “I’m proposing a twist in the original plan. Instead of presenting yourself as Heather, I want you to pretend to be Lily.”

Heather blinked, not certain she’d heard him correctly. “Excuse me?”

Nick mumbled something that sounded like “stupid plan” and “dangerous” beneath his breath.

Heather clutched the arms of her chair in frustration. “If Gonzalez has my sister, how can I pretend to be her in public? Everyone will know I’m a fraud.”

Dante shook his head. “Last night, no one thought you were Lily. You didn’t dress like her or act like her, because you weren’t trying to pretend to be her. Gonzalez had no problem sending men after you because you were obviously not your sister. But if you can convince everyone you’re Lily, he has to be more careful. If his men grabbed Lily in public, he’d be sending the message his mistress had defied him, and he’d be forced to kill her. But he doesn’t want to kill her. So, instead, he’ll come after you himself and try to bargain with you so you’ll go with him without making a fuss, allowing him to save face and not hurt his girlfriend.”

Heather shook her head. “This is all so confusing. But I’ll do whatever I can to save her. How will your plan do that?”

“After forcing Gonzalez out into the open, we’ll be able to follow him back to see where he’s holding your sister. Then we can get a warrant and raid the compound and free Lily. The beauty of it is that I then get to charge Gonzalez with kidnapping. I’ll take that to get him off the streets. Of course, we’ll have to figure out how to make all of this happen, without Gonzalez taking you prisoner as well.”

Nick swore. “Yet another reason not to use her in this crazy scheme. There’s no way to guarantee her safety. Your plan isn’t any better than Rickloff’s or Waverly’s.”

Dante frowned at him. “Waverly sent a civilian with one agent and no backup. That was stupid. I’ll send her in with plenty of backup. And we’ll have every possible escape route covered.”

Nick shook his head. “There has to be another way to find Gonzalez and rescue Lily without putting Heather in danger.”

“We have no way of knowing where Gonzalez is holding Lily.

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