Fated Identity (Red Star #6) by Kennedy Layne

Author:Kennedy Layne [Layne, Kennedy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781943420179
Publisher: Kennedy Layne Publishing
Published: 2016-06-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

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Grady heard the ringing of his SAT phone right when he’d pushed off the bed to retrieve the condom he’d planned to put to good use. His gaze connected with Brienne’s before he reached down to where his clothes lay. The black device had ended up near her shirt, so he immediately snatched it up and addressed the person on the other end after first glancing at the screen.

“Crest, what have you got for us?”

Grady motioned for Brienne to crawl underneath the covers, but she was too intent on hearing what was being said from the other end of the line. He couldn’t blame her and sighed in resignation, coming to stand near the side of the bed where she’d come to rest on her knees. The sensual pose would have had him disconnecting the call had this not been such a dire situation.

“The entire family of Brienne’s informant has been terminated.”

Brienne slowly closed her eyes and then rested her forehead in sorrow against his chest. Grady wrapped one arm around her while keeping the phone upright in order for her to still hear the conversation. Loss in the field was never easy for an agent to accept because the people putting their lives at risk were doing so for the very families who suffered.

“And Raheela?” Grady asked, not even bothering to inquire how the murders were committed. It didn’t matter. Death was death. “Was she among the casualties?”

“No,” Crest replied confidently, delving into the next topic of importance. Grady could literally feel the relief wash over Brienne. “She’s gone underground somewhere, but we have our contractors on the ground looking for her. I’ve also touched base with Starr, although the only thing I told her was that you were otherwise occupied and would be calling her soon. I want confirmation of the location of the lost Red Starr unit’s bodies before going to her with this. We have the potential of recovering both Brienne’s asset and the remains of the founder’s unit if we have to do an amphibious operation in theater using those assets.”

Starr wouldn’t appreciate the gesture of protection Crest was offering her, but Grady agreed it was the right thing to do. There were too many irons in the fire and someone was bound to get burned. The Agency had all of its divisions searching for who could possibly be the one responsible for betraying Brienne, Telfer was taking a closer look in-house at his own team, and Grady had hired Crest to figure out a way to minimize the threat posed by ISI’s mission to terminate Brienne. Several time-critical issues needed to be resolved before tugging on the string she’d started to unravel.

“Any progress with the ISI team?” Grady asked, backing up a step so that Brienne could move off of the bed. She made her way to the bathroom, retrieving both white robes he’d seen hanging behind the door. “Brienne informed me that Raheela is married to Shujaat Qalat, an ISI Major. The connection is there.

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