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Chapters (53)
  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Half Title Page
  4. Books by Elizabeth Goddard
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Dedication
  8. ONE
  9. TWO
  10. THREE
  11. FOUR
  12. FIVE
  13. SIX
  14. SEVEN
  15. EIGHT
  16. NINE
  17. TEN
  18. ELEVEN
  19. TWELVE
  20. THIRTEEN
  21. FOURTEEN
  22. FIFTEEN
  23. SIXTEEN
  24. SEVENTEEN
  25. EIGHTEEN
  26. NINETEEN
  27. TWENTY
  28. TWENTY-ONE
  29. TWENTY-TWO
  30. TWENTY-THREE
  31. TWENTY-FOUR
  32. TWENTY-FIVE
  33. TWENTY-SIX
  34. TWENTY-SEVEN
  35. TWENTY-EIGHT
  36. TWENTY-NINE
  37. THIRTY
  38. THIRTY-ONE
  39. THIRTY-TWO
  40. THIRTY-THREE
  41. THIRTY-FOUR
  42. THIRTY-FIVE
  43. THIRTY-SIX
  44. THIRTY-SEVEN
  45. THIRTY-EIGHT
  46. THIRTY-NINE
  47. Author’s Note
  48. Acknowledgments
  49. Another Thrilling Story from the Author
  50. ONE
  51. About the Author
  52. Back Ads
  53. Back Cover

Then, as an afterthought, he asked, “What are you doing here? No, don’t answer that. I’m just glad you are here.”

She stepped back and composed herself, though he still held her hand and a spark of deep longing remained in his eyes. “What happened in the debriefing?”

His sleeves were rolled up, and he looked like he had been battling things out for a day or two. “I get to keep my job. Or I would keep it if I were staying.”

“Wait . . . Are you leaving again?” To the other side of the world? But that wouldn’t make sense either unless he was keeping his job.

Still, her heart sank, and she dropped to the bench. Alex sat next to her and draped his arm on the bench behind her.

He leaned closer. “I’m not staying here. I’m going back to Montana. I have a new sister who needs a brother. I’ll explain later. But it’s much more than that. I’m not letting anything, or anyone, come between us, Mackenzie. I want to get to know everything about you.”

He cupped her cheeks. “If you’re going back to Michigan, I’ll make it work. That is, if you feel the same.”

Mackenzie leaned forward and gave him a quick peck. “I’m staying in Montana to help Nora rebuild. And . . . I had hoped we could find our way back to each other.”

He rewarded her with that dimpled, roguish grin, and her heart pounded with the promise of hope and a future devoid of past failures. “How about I give you another tour while we’re here, and then we’ll head back to Montana together?”

“Together sounds nice.”

Alex stood and offered her his hand. Mackenzie smiled as they held hands and re-created their first date, and she knew in her bones that this would be the best date of her life so far and the start of an amazing life with Alex Knight.

Author’s Note

My dear lovely readers,

I’m so thrilled that you joined Alex and Mackenzie on their adventure to find and stop a dangerous cybercriminal! If you’re familiar with my books, you know I love to set my stories in stunning locations, so the romance and suspense are set against a backdrop chock-full of action and adventure. In Critical Alliance, I thought it would be fun to write about how technology and the digital world are encroaching on every corner of the planet, including the spectacular setting of Montana. It’s true that for many years now, high-tech companies are relocating to beautiful Montana. Who can blame them?