Deadly Holidays by Lisa Phillips

Author:Lisa Phillips
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: blackmailer suspense, christian spy novel, christian with blackmailer, romance with woman in danger, suspense woman in danger
Publisher: Lisa Phillips

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Megan hung back. Rachel knocked on the door and cracked it, Alexis right behind her. The woman on the bed turned her head to see who was at the door. She clearly recognized Rachel.

“Is it okay if I come in?”

“Sure. I’m already bored of staring at the walls.” Nicola spoke as though pained. Her face was pale, dark under her eyes.

“I won’t stay long. I just wanted to make sure you’re all right, so I can pass that information along to our mutual friend.” She stepped into the room, but left the door open.

Alexis stayed in the doorway, Megan on duty in the hall. Their own personal protection detail. It was a risky move, but Megan had given them instructions they’d followed to minimize danger.

“If you’re really not okay, I can leave.”

Nicola said, “I’m not going to lie and say it doesn’t hurt. But it’s more discomfort than pain. They gave me some good stuff.”

“Good.” Rachel smiled at her. She’d heard of Nicola Starns and had read some of her work, but they’d never met. “I’m—”

“Senator Rachel Harris.” She looked more curious than anything else. “Steve told me about the blackmail. He’s kept me updated in case I can find information that might help clear his name.”

“So you know he only acted under duress, firing at the FBI. He’s been dragged into this even though it has nothing to do with him. It’s all about a mission carried out by a colleague of his.”

Nicola nodded. “The general who died at the think tank.”

It was good she knew that. Even while it rubbed Rachel a little the wrong way that Nicola had talked to Steve. She had to remind herself that the two of them had a professional relationship these days. Nicola’s career as a reporter made her the perfect person to advocate for Steve. No one else could.

Rachel would try. But even when she did, everyone wrote it off as the aftermath of trauma. Like she was losing her mind. “Have you been able to find out anything?”

Nicola shook her head, a tiny movement. “Steve’s plan was to find other members of his team so that if he didn’t go through with the mission, he could keep anyone else from going through with it. In case the blackmailer has a backup plan in place.”

“Oh.” Rachel had only just found out about the presidential assassination. It seemed like Nicola knew more than she did. Had Steve managed to find any members of his team?

“I’m going to call the Secret Service today. Let them know there might be an attempt on the president’s life at the summit. I just can’t sit back and not say anything. I would never forgive myself.” Nicola paused. “Not if something happened.”

Rachel tried to figure out why she hadn’t thought of that. Instead she’d done nothing, which meant she was allowing an attempt on the president’s life. She’d been convinced Steve was joking. And then, when she’d wondered if it was a real assignment from the blackmailer, she’d been sure he would never do it.

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