Broken Warrior (CrossBow Protection Book 1) by K.C. Wells & Parker Williams

Author:K.C. Wells & Parker Williams [Wells, K.C. & Williams, Parker]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

Two days later Gary feared his head would split as the migraine continued to beat a drum in his skull. There were dozens of messages for Gary to sift through: the police demanding he answer their questions, more calls from reporters wanting clarification on his comments, and the State Department insisting Gary appear before them to tell them how things got so fucked up. There were other calls from CrossBow’s lawyers telling Gary about suits that had been filed against them.

It was a clusterfuck of the highest order, and there was no Michael here to field the questions.

Gary stared out the door at the empty desk, his heart heavy.

“We never should have done this,” he murmured as he placed the stack of papers on his desk. “I don’t know why I listened. I should have put a stop to it right away, said there had to be a better way. This is just going to get worse.”

From inside the drawer of his desk, a buzzing sound erupted. Gary took the slender silver key from his pocket, slipped it into the keyhole, and gave it a twist. He reached inside and opened a small wooden box, then drew out the small black phone resting on the velvet lining.

“Cross,” he sighed into it.

The words were muffled, almost indistinct. “Miss me yet?”

Gary’s heartbeat slowed and a layer of calm settled on him at the sound of that familiar voice. “You have no idea. There’s no one to take care of these messages,” he quipped.

“Or you, I’m guessing.”

“You guess correctly. No one is taking care of me.”

“Is Dr. Malone pissed they blew up his self-driving car?”

He chuckled. “Wheels said it was no great loss. He wasn’t a fan of the Tesla anyway. He said he’d rather build his own, so that way he knows it’ll work properly. He hasn’t been seen in a couple of days other than by someone bringing him food.”

"We knew the plan was dicey.”

That was putting it mildly. Josh found the bug on Abbas’s thobe during a sweep and pointed it out to Gary. That was how they’d been keeping track of him, but at least according to Josh, it was how they’d screw with them.

“The plan went without a hitch,” Michael said.

Sure. Without a hitch. Put two teams—one of them with Michael and Abbas—into cars and drive them off the lot. While that was going on, they put Abbas’s thobe in Josh’s car, which he piloted from the sidelines. He was certain it would work, and it had.

Didn’t mean Gary liked it one bit.

Gary paused. “Michael, tell me the truth. Are you safe?”

“We are. I dropped Blenkins and Croft at the other safe house, and then we headed here. Any news?” Gary rehashed the last few days, and when he finished, Michael blew out a sharp breath. “Shit. I’m sorry. I wish I was there.”

Gary couldn’t hold in his harsh anguished laugh. “I fucking miss you.”

“Miss you too, baby.”

He froze. “What?”

A soft chuckle filled his ears. “Yes, you heard me right.

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