Out Of The Past by Geri Foster

Author:Geri Foster [Foster, Geri]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Geri Foster
Published: 2014-04-12T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Leaving the Homeland Securities section in DC, Frank walked back to his private room with three armed Secret Service agents behind him. Because the crimes against humanity that Gabric had committed were carried out by the military, the trial had been moved from the UN in New York to DC.

Frank knew one of the guards personally. “Hey, Rick.”

“Sir?”

“Order some beer. We can all watch TV tonight.”

Rick chuckled. “We’re on duty. No alcohol.”

Frank stopped. “I’m not, and I want a beer.”

Rick smiled good-naturedly and slapped him on the back. “I’ll see it happens.” The agent leaned closer. “You look worried. Anything we should know about?”

“No, it’s just I hate being confined, that’s all.”

“President Davis feels the same way. Every once and a while he sneaks away just to feel human.”

“I’ve been with him on a few of those occasions.”

“Yes, you have. We figured you instigated the escape.”

Frank laughed, remembering the times he and President Davis used to hit the local bars. “I suppose I did. But I always had a few agents close by.”

Sliding Frank a smirk, Rick lifted his chin and winked. “We knew that too.”

“Guess I didn’t fool anyone then.”

Rick shook his head.

Entering the suite he’d been assigned during his stay in Washington, Frank thought back to the time his and Zoe’s lives crossed. Her father had been his partner in the CIA for over twenty years. When his wife died of the big C, Gene threw himself into his work and forgot he had a daughter.

By the time he tried to reach out to his only child, Zoe was deep into the dark side of life. She had a pimp, was hooked on heroin, and only half alive.

When Gene lay on his deathbed, he’d begged Frank to take care of Zoe. A childless man, Frank often wondered at how easily he’d stepped up to the plate and changed Zoe’s life before she could even realize he’d taken control.

Taking in a young girl who’d been on the streets for years wasn’t the easiest thing he’d ever done. It seemed every day Frank struggled just to keep from sticking her head in the toilet and flushing. She had a smart mouth and lied like a gangbanger.

But, with the passage of time, things became easier for both of them, and before he knew what hit him, he was acting like a real dad. That meant loving her so much it hurt and beating the hell out of her ex-pimp when he was released from prison and thought he could force her back to work.

The scumbag landed in the hospital for two weeks.

First, Zoe battled the effects of heroine withdrawal in rehab. Second, she underwent a total attitude adjustment. Lastly, she became his right hand person. He loved her as a daughter. If anything happened to her, Frank had no doubts about how far he’d go to seek revenge.

***

Under no grand illusion, A.J. knew he had no value to the group of Croatians. To them, he was just an extra body to lug around because he knew they were too smart to stay here long.

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