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Chapters (145)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Part One: Acts of War
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. Chapter Six
  12. Chapter Seven
  13. Chapter Eight
  14. Chapter Nine
  15. Chapter Ten
  16. Chapter Eleven
  17. Chapter Twelve
  18. Chapter Thirteen
  19. Chapter Fourteen
  20. Chapter Fifteen
  21. Chapter Sixteen
  22. Chapter Seventeen
  23. Chapter Eighteen
  24. Chapter Nineteen
  25. Chapter Twenty
  26. Chapter Twenty-one
  27. Chapter Twenty-two
  28. Chapter Twenty-three
  29. Chapter Twenty-four
  30. Chapter Twenty-five
  31. Chapter Twenty-six
  32. Part Two: By the Rivers Dark
  33. Chapter Twenty-seven
  34. Chapter Twenty-eight
  35. Chapter Twenty-nine
  36. Chapter Thirty
  37. Chapter Thirty-one
  38. Chapter Thirty-two
  39. Chapter Thirty-three
  40. Chapter Thirty-four
  41. Chapter Thirty-five
  42. Chapter Thirty-six
  43. Chapter Thirty-seven
  44. Chapter Thirty-eight
  45. Chapter Thirty-nine
  46. Chapter Forty
  47. Chapter Forty-one
  48. Chapter Forty-two
  49. Chapter Forty-three
  50. Chapter Forty-four
  51. Chapter Forty-five
  52. Interlude One
  53. Chapter Forty-six
  54. Chapter Forty-seven
  55. Interlude Two
  56. Chapter Forty-eight
  57. Chapter Forty-nine
  58. Interlude Three
  59. Chapter Fifty
  60. Chapter Fifty-one
  61. Interlude Four
  62. Chapter Fifty-two
  63. Chapter Fifty-three
  64. Chapter Fifty-four
  65. Chapter Fifty-five
  66. Chapter Fifty-six
  67. Interlude Five
  68. Part Three: The Blood of Angels
  69. Chapter Fifty-seven
  70. Chapter Fifty-eight
  71. Interlude Six
  72. Chapter Fifty-nine
  73. Interlude Seven
  74. Chapter Sixty
  75. Chapter Sixty-one
  76. Chapter Sixty-two
  77. Interlude Eight
  78. Chapter Sixty-three
  79. Chapter Sixty-four
  80. Chapter Sixty-five
  81. Chapter Sixty-six
  82. Chapter Sixty-seven
  83. Interlude Nine
  84. Chapter Sixty-eight
  85. Chapter Sixty-nine
  86. Chapter Seventy
  87. Chapter Seventy-one
  88. Chapter Seventy-two
  89. Chapter Seventy-three
  90. Interlude Ten
  91. Chapter Seventy-four
  92. Chapter Seventy-five
  93. Chapter Seventy-six
  94. Chapter Seventy-seven
  95. Chapter Seventy-eight
  96. Chapter Seventy-nine
  97. Chapter Eighty
  98. Chapter Eighty-one
  99. Chapter Eighty-two
  100. Chapter Eighty-three
  101. Chapter Eighty-four
  102. Chapter Eighty-five
  103. Chapter Eighty-six
  104. Chapter Eighty-seven
  105. Chapter Eighty-eight
  106. Chapter Eighty-nine
  107. Chapter Ninety
  108. Chapter Ninety-one
  109. Chapter Ninety-two
  110. Chapter Ninety-three
  111. Chapter Ninety-four
  112. Chapter Ninety-five
  113. Chapter Ninety-six
  114. Chapter Ninety-seven
  115. Chapter Ninety-eight
  116. Chapter Ninety-nine
  117. Chapter One Hundred
  118. Chapter One Hundred One
  119. Chapter One Hundred Two
  120. Chapter One Hundred Three
  121. Chapter One Hundred Four
  122. Chapter One Hundred Five
  123. Chapter One Hundred Six
  124. Chapter One Hundred Seven
  125. Chapter One Hundred Eight
  126. Chapter One Hundred Nine
  127. Chapter One Hundred Ten
  128. Chapter One Hundred Eleven
  129. Chapter One Hundred Twelve
  130. Chapter One Hundred Thirteen
  131. Chapter One Hundred Fourteen
  132. Chapter One Hundred Fifteen
  133. Chapter One Hundred Sixteen
  134. Chapter One Hundred Seventeen
  135. Chapter One Hundred Eighteen
  136. Chapter One Hundred Nineteen
  137. Chapter One Hundred Twenty
  138. Chapter One Hundred Twenty-one
  139. Chapter One Hundred Twenty-two
  140. Chapter One Hundred Twenty-three
  141. Chapter One Hundred Twenty-four
  142. Chapter One Hundred Twenty-five
  143. Epilogue
  144. Also by Jonathan Maberry
  145. About the Author

Then panic instantly flashed through my brain and I pushed her away and staggered back, colliding with Ghost who gave a sharp startled bark.

“No!” I gasped, clapping a hand over my mouth.

Violin gaped at me for a horrible moment. Then her face twisted into a feral mask of fury. “I told you I was a monster,” she hissed and she turned to run, but I darted out a hand and caught her arm. She surprised me, though, and wrenched her arm out of my hand.

“Stop!” I yelled.

She did, but her eyes were filled with hurt and anger.

“Listen to me,” I said sharply. “It isn’t about you. It’s because I don’t want to hurt you.”

“No, you heard what I was and—”

“Violin—before I left the other warehouse I ate an entire bag of powdered garlic. That’s why I’ve been chewing gum. If I kissed you now…”

She studied my face, looking for the lie, her whole body still tensed to run. And then a smile slowly blossomed on her face. It was like seeing the sun coming up over the mountains. It lit up her features and painted the night in brightness.

“Violin…” I said.

But she threw back her head and laughed, and then she walked away into the night.

In my earbud Top said, “Abdul’s two minutes out, Cap’n. We’re ready to roll.”

“Copy that,” I said with a sigh.

Ghost looked at me as if I was the biggest fool who ever walked on two legs. He was a great judge of character and I could find no fault with his opinion.

Feeling like an idiot, I turned and ran toward the warehouse where my team was waiting.

Chapter One Hundred

Chapter One Hundred

On the Road

Iran

June 16, 4:17 a.m.

The plan was for Abdul to take us to an auto repair yard ostensibly owned by his cousin but actually owned by the CIA. He wasn’t happy to see us. He was seriously disgruntled about having a woman along on what he clearly regarded as a “man’s mission.” He said as much in various ways, making sure his comments were loud enough for Lydia to hear. Regruntling him wasn’t high on my list of priorities. If we’d had a lot more time I might have put him in a room with Lydia so they could talk it out and come to some sort of meeting of the minds, though admittedly that would probably end with a meeting between her foot and his nuts. Détente would suffer.