Fox in plain Sight by Tina Folsom

Author:Tina Folsom [Folsom, Tina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Tina Folsom
Published: 2021-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

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The person hiding in the bushes was no Stargate agent, Nick assessed immediately. He was close enough that he would have been able to sense the special aura a Stargate member gave off. It was something he’d discovered early on after he’d been recruited by Henry Sheppard. He’d instantly felt a kindred spirit with the older man, as if he’d known him a long time.

Sheppard had told him that it was like recognizing like. One Stargate agent recognizing another. It was a survival instinct. Nature had made sure that some of its special children knew each other and could come to each other’s aid should it be necessary.

Nick had no illusions that the person hiding in the darkness meant him harm and wasn’t just a lost tourist. He recognized that the stranger was holding his breath, trying not to be heard. But he couldn’t see his would-be assailant, because the area was pitch-black, while only a few yards away there was sufficient light from the monuments and the city itself to see outlines and shapes.

Not knowing what training the person lying in wait had, Nick took no chances. One wrong move and he could have a bullet in his brain or a knife in his heart. And he was rather fond of his life and not ready to trade it in for an eternal sojourn in a wooden box six feet under.

Nick had undergone basic CIA training at The Farm, training that encompassed self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, and weaponry, even before he’d been recruited into the Stargate program by Sheppard. He’d been selected by a CIA recruiter for his computer skills right out of college and assigned to data security at Langley a full two years before Henry Sheppard had taken notice of him. Even after being drafted in the Stargate program, he’d continued to work at Langley in his less secret capacity as a data security analyst.

Nick had become particularly fond of his Glock, a handgun that handled well and was currently holstered under his left arm, ready to be deployed at a moment’s notice.

Setting one foot in front of the other, treading lightly so as not to make any sounds, Nick stalked toward the copse of trees and bushes. He circled to the left, slowly approaching. His breathing was even and silent, his eyes trained on the target in front of him. While night-vision goggles would have come in handy and given him a definite advantage, he knew he could make up for this lack of equipment with his other senses—including his impeccable sharpshooting skills.

Calmly, he reached into his jacket and pulled the Glock from its holster. A few more steps. He was close.

A rustle in the bushes as if the assailant was moving, shifting, sensing that he’d been discovered.

But it was too late. Nick was already onto him. Behind him. Only a few feet now. Nick lifted his leg, set it down a foot ahead of him. He felt the twig beneath his sole too late and cracked it.

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