What a Girl Wants by Selena Robins

Author:Selena Robins
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-1-60504-982-3
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2010-04-13T02:00:00+00:00

“Liam Galvin, born in Belfast, quit school at the age of fifteen and worked the docks for two years,” Donovan said. “He joined the IRA shortly after Bloody Sunday, and became a member of a twelve-man active service unit, nicknamed the RPK Gang because of their use of RPK machine guns. This gang was responsible for ambushing four British soldiers, killing two and wounding two. Your man Galvin was the gang’s driver. After the ambush it’s suspected that he escaped across the border into the Republic of Ireland, and then came to the US on a false passport.”

Jesus Christ. Maxwell resisted the temptation to pour himself another drink. He’d had too many already, and though he had a high tolerance, the alcohol combined with the stress of the conversation could make for disastrous consequences.

“Still think I don’t know that much?” Donovan asked.

Maxwell sat back in his chair and adopted an air of indifference, even though his pulse pounded through his veins. “What you failed to mention about that operation is that it was a military action during war and—”

“Military action?” Donovan’s eyes blackened. “Is that how you justify murder?” He shook his head. “And what you failed to mention is that Liam Galvin is your brother-in-law.”

Son of a bitch, how the hell did he find that out? Maxwell remained calm, not wanting the cocky reporter to see the effect this walk down memory lane was having on him. Even after all these years, he could still hear the voice of the first woman he loved with his heart and soul, Elizabeth Gallagher Hollister, his first wife. She had begged him on her deathbed, in her sweet Gaelic accent, to help her brother.

“Ta gra agam duit,” she had whispered to him.

“I love you too,” he answered as he sat beside her bed, witnessing how the ravages of cancer were stealing her away from him.

“How lucky we are to have found this deep love, that saying goodbye is so damn tragic.” Her voice had barely been audible. “Find love again and have a family. I know you will never forget what we had. I only ask you to take care of Liam for me. He’s a good man. It was all a mistake.”

It was a deathbed promise he’d vowed to keep, and he had.

Maxwell tore himself back to the present. “Where did you get this information?”

“I have my sources.”

Maxwell rocked back and forth in his leather chair. Granted, Donovan had some facts, but not all the right facts and he could either let Donovan believe he had the story straight, throw him out and get Liam out of the country, or he could take a risk and ensure this went no further.

He chose the latter. “This is still off the record?”

Donovan nodded.

“Are you willing to sign an agreement stating what I tell you does not leave this room?”

“I’m not surprised you have nondisclosure agreements handy. I’ll take a look at it.”

Maxwell left and returned with the agreement. After Donovan read it and signed it he poured himself a glass of soda water.

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