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  1. “YOU CAN TOUCH ME ALL YOU WANT, BUT I WON’T ABANDON THE JOB.”
  2. Also by
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. Chapter One
  8. Chapter Two
  9. Chapter Three
  10. Chapter Four
  11. Chapter Five
  12. Chapter Six
  13. Chapter Seven
  14. Chapter Eight
  15. Chapter Nine
  16. Chapter Ten
  17. Chapter Eleven
  18. Chapter Twelve
  19. Chapter Thirteen
  20. Chapter Fourteen
  21. Chapter Fifteen
  22. Chapter Sixteen
  23. Chapter Seventeen
  24. Chapter Eighteen
  25. Chapter Nineteen
  26. Chapter Twenty
  27. Chapter Twenty-One
  28. Chapter Twenty-Two
  29. Chapter Twenty-Three
  30. Chapter Twenty-Four
  31. Chapter Twenty-Five
  32. Chapter Twenty-Six
  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. Teaser chapter
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Raider sighed. “Because I’m HDD. I have the entire federal government on my side in this.” Well, sort of.

Sean stilled. “Ah, shit.”

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fourteen

The private plane that picked them up was owned by some buddy of Force’s, and the pilots weren’t happy about having to work on what should’ve been their week off, apparently. They’d frisked them both and tossed all weapons out in the brush, probably on orders from Force, actually. Once Raider and Sean had boarded and taken their seats, the pilots shut the cockpit door and didn’t emerge once for the rather short flight.

Sean didn’t utter a word, either. Instead, he closed his eyes and slept the entire time.

Raider sat across from him, a table between them. When they were close to DC, he tried again. “Sean. I’m telling you the truth. I’m with Homeland Defense, and you need to tell me what your job is with the Coonans.”

Sean’s green eyes slowly opened, already clear and focused. “I don’t work for the Coonans.”

Since Jonny P had just blown up Sean’s barn, that was probably the truth. “You did,” Raider said softly.

Sean didn’t even blink.

Fine. Raider ignored the constant worry that Brigid had been taken. She’d be safe for the twenty-four hours Jonny P had promised. “What do you have that they want?” It was a simple question, and Raider would get an answer. Period.

Sean just stared at him.

Raider slapped his badge and ID down on the table between them. “I already told you who I work for.”

“Those can be faked. Easily,” Sean said, crossing his arms across his still bare chest. Dried blood crusted the bandana now. “My girl wouldn’t be caught dead with a Fed.” Regret flashed for the briefest moment across his blunt features. “Unfortunately.”

“You think the government wouldn’t use her skills?” Raider countered. “She’s invaluable.”

Sean finally blinked.

“Yeah.” Raider pressed his point. “She got in a little trouble—doing a good thing, by the way—and the Feds made her a deal. She hacks and does a lot of good now. She’s helped more people than I can count, and I’ve only been her handler for a month.”

Sean’s chin lifted. “Her handler?”

Okay. That did sound wrong. “We’re not really engaged. It was a cover to get to you, because we thought you were working with the Coonans.” Raider watched Sean carefully for any tells. He still wasn’t sure the guy was out of the business, notwithstanding the burning barn. Was it possible that Jonny P and Josh were making a move against the Coonans? Unlikely, but he’d seen odder situations in the mob. “Whose side are you on, anyway?”