The Syndicate Spy by Brittany Butler

Author:Brittany Butler [Butler, Brittany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press

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Red-tinged death spilled out over Deera Square. In one swift motion, Mariam’s father, the king; mother; and two brothers were beheaded, their bloody remains splattered across the sundrenched earth. All the blood rushed to Mariam’s face as she turned toward Aziz and let out a gut-wrenching scream.

“You bastard!” Her teeth chattered with fury.

Juliet met Mariam’s tear-stained face briefly before Mariam spun around and kicked the guard behind her in the abdomen. Breathing heavily, Mariam snatched the crescent-shaped sword that hung loosely from the guard’s waist and held it over her head. In one vicious swat, she heaved the sword as hard as she could into the guard’s skull. The blade bit into the side of his head, and his thick body fell over into a helpless heap on the blood-soaked earth. With one glance in the direction of her family, all the blood left Mariam’s face. She collapsed onto the ground and rocked back and forth, clutching her head in her hands.

Sweat poured out of Juliet, slickening her sides as she struggled against her captors. The buzzing of Syndicate aircraft appeared overhead, and their guns followed, marching across the sea of Aziz’s guards like a storm. Shouts climbed. Sparks flew. Aziz yelled frantically at his men to open fire as Syndicate soldiers rappelled out of the air. Relief welled up within Juliet, making her breath catch as she peered heavenward. The Syndicate had finally arrived.

Taking advantage of Aziz’s distracted troops, Graham wrenched himself away from the militants that held him in place and spun around, driving a fist into one man’s abdomen. With sweat pebbled on his brow, he lunged at the other man and knocked him flat on his back. The men fell back around him with stunned looks on their faces. Something ruthless took over Graham as he went toward Juliet. Breathing heavily, he swiped the large crescent-shaped sword, a scimitar, off the ground and slashed at both her captors. Juliet hurled herself away. With Graham by her side, they bounded across the square toward Mariam.

Mariam was curled in a ball by the time Juliet reached her. Juliet fell to her knees beside her friend while Graham continued to fight off Aziz’s troops. Five Syndicate soldiers joined Graham’s fight. Mariam looked up, her eyes bloodshot and her face swollen by grief.

She placed a hand on Juliet’s arm, which was damp with sweat. “Don’t. It’s over. He has … already …” She choked on a fresh sob. “He’s already won. His ideas have already taken root, killing him won’t be enough.”

Juliet crouched down and muffled Mariam’s cries with a tight embrace.

“I don’t care what it takes, Aziz will suffer for this.” She smoothed down her friend’s hair while her own head continued to spin. “We’ll make him pay for this, together.”

On the edge of the square, David Barany was leaning out of the helicopter, waving frantically. Juliet wrapped her arm tight around Mariam and started toward David while Graham and the five other Syndicate officers followed closely behind. A

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