Armed Response by Janie Crouch

Author:Janie Crouch
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon Intrigue
Published: 2018-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“Canceling the LESS Summit is not an option,” Congresswoman Christina Glasneck said an hour later, since she had decided to attend the SWAT debriefing to provide her own input. Colorado was her state and LESS was her baby.

And she wasn’t happy.

“Omega Sector is supposed to be made up of the best agents the country has available for service. So, can you handle this or not?”

Lillian would’ve told the woman off, but Derek remained unflappable. “Yes, ma’am. We can handle it.”

Congresswoman Glasneck tapped a heeled foot as she leaned back against the conference-room chair. “So we had a break-in at city hall last night and a bombing scare today. Are the two incidents related?”

Lillian was glad she’d worn a high-necked dry-fit shirt under her gear. The bruising around her neck was extensive. And although Derek had let the team know she had thwarted some sort of break-in at the City and County Building, he hadn’t provided many details.

Although someone—probably someone sitting inside this very room—knew many more details about last night than they were letting on.

“It’s too early to ascertain with any certainty,” Derek responded to Glasneck. “But as of right now, we have nothing to suggest the two events are related.”

Lillian glanced over at Jace. His face was stoic, as were the faces of the entire team. The congresswoman had requested everyone be here for this meeting, which wasn’t normal protocol and was a waste of time. There was a crap ton of more useful things the team could be doing than sitting here listening to a lecture from someone who wanted to feel like she had a finger on the pulse of law enforcement.

It gave Lillian a new respect for Derek, who had to sit through these types of meetings all the time.

“As you know,” Congresswoman Glasneck continued, “LESS has been my project from the beginning. I pushed it through Congress to get the necessary funding.” She looked over at Philip Carnell. “Mr. Carnell, you’ve been instrumental in the setup of the system, and I know a number of other members of Omega Sector have worked tirelessly across the country to make sure this system happens. I think you helped, too, didn’t you, Mr. Poniard?”

Saul nodded. But Carnell, true to form, barely even acknowledged the congresswoman’s words. He sat with his arms crossed over his chest.

Derek nodded. “We all understand the importance of LESS, Congresswoman. And of protecting the summit. None of us want it to be canceled, but we do need to decide on a final location. Right now it seems the primary and secondary locations have been compromised.”

The congresswoman’s lips thinned. “I agree that this federal building is out. After the elevator incident today, I’m sure no one wants to place a large group of VIPs here. But I disagree about city hall. That’s one of the oldest buildings in Denver. Iconic.”

Again, Lillian wanted to jump in and argue why the outer appearance of a building should be the last thing they were concerned about.

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