The Collectors' Society by Heather Lyons

Author:Heather Lyons [Lyons, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: novel
Publisher: Cerulean Books
Published: 2014-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

FINN, FOR WHAT IT’S worth, looks twice as beautiful tonight in his all-black clothing. Despite the sweltering heat of summer days transitioning to fall, he’s wearing a fitted long-sleeved shirt that clings to all of his well-defined muscles and a pair of track pants that have me forcing myself to avert my eyes every time he turns away because ogling one’s partner’s arse isn’t seemly at all.

I’m also in black, in a similar garb. I’ve got my hair tied back into a neat, low bun and am sporting a matching headset with an earpiece, tiny microphone, and clear shield that covers one eye.

“Checking communication systems,” Wendy’s voice in my ear says at the same time a flickering image of her appears in the shield. “ALR, do you copy?”

“I’m disappointed in the lack of fanciful code names,” I tell her in return. “All the spy movies I’ve watched have them.”

“ALR’s systems are a go.” Her voice is crystal clear. “FVB, do you copy?”

Finn adjusts the matching headset he’s wearing. “Affirmative.”

We’re on the roof of a building less than a block away from Ex Libris. After going over building schematics, it was determined our best course of entry was from a window located on the east side of the fourth floor. But as Jenkins’ security system turns out to be more advanced than we previously thought, there wasn’t an angle from below we could successfully reach the building from.

So we’re coming from above. Once I told Van Brunt I’d seen Todd’s cohort, no time was wasted. We’re to hit the only location we’ve been able to pin them on and keep our fingers crossed we can find something. Personally, I’m hoping to find them.

“FVB’s systems are a go,” Wendy’s saying. “VVB, do you copy?”

Victor’s voice, just as clear as Wendy’s, answers, “Affirmative.”

“VVB’s systems are a go. JD, do you copy?”

The A.D.’s response is immediate. “Affirmative.”

Well, bloody hell. I’m the only one not technically affirmative.

“JD’s systems are a go,” Wendy intones, eyes locked on a screen just off to her side. “JD, what is your location?”

“Ground floor of the dry cleaners next door. Readings show the system originates in the basement, so I’ll be en route.”

Finn slips a pair of sleek black guns into equally black holsters strapped to his chest before tugging on his dark knit hat. I’ve got no guns, though. I’ve brought with me a set of blades Kip had fashioned just for me. I’m fumbling with the blade sheaths strapped to my thighs, though, and before I know it, my partner’s hands circle my upper thigh so he can adjust one to fit more snugly.

I forget to breathe until his hands leave my body. And then I mentally kick myself for swooning, because obviously this is neither the time nor the place for such trivialness.

“Did you ever break into somewhere before?” Finn asks me.

I’m mesmerized by his grin. “That’s debatable.”

He chuckles quietly. “Are you nervous?”

Not about the mission, I’m not. I shake my head. He passes me a knit hat and asks, “VVB, status?”

His brother wastes no time answering.

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