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Chapters (59)
  1. Part I Reconnaissance
  2. Chapter One
  3. Chapter Two
  4. Chapter Three
  5. Part II Incursion
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Part III Under Siege
  14. Chapter Eleven
  15. Chapter Twelve
  16. Chapter Thirteen
  17. Part IV Course Correction
  18. Chapter Fourteen
  19. Part V Balance of Power
  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. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  35. Part VI Spy versus Spy
  36. Chapter Thirty
  37. Chapter Thirty-One
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two
  39. Chapter Thirty-Three
  40. Part VII Winds of War and Flame
  41. Chapter Thirty-Four
  42. Chapter Thirty-Five
  43. Chapter Thirty-Six
  44. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  45. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  46. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  47. Chapter Forty
  48. Chapter Forty-One
  49. Part VIII Strong to the Finish
  50. Chapter Forty-Two
  51. Chapter Forty-Three
  52. Part IX Spy Games
  53. Chapter Forty-Four
  54. Chapter Forty-Five
  55. Chapter Forty-Six
  56. Part X What Goes Around
  57. Chapter Forty-Seven
  58. Chapter Forty-Eight
  59. About the Author

Nick looked at Sam, the suppressed Glock in his left hand, pointed at her with his right finger, and then pointed at the ground, the order to remain in place easy enough for a toddler or puppy to understand. Given the circumstances and the level of fear she felt, Sam wasn’t insulted. Her thought processes seemed to have slowed to the point that she couldn’t have formulated a sarcastic response even if she’d wanted to, and she knew it was the fear that had partially paralyzed her. Get it together, Sam. Stay calm and let Nick do what Nick apparently does.

She nodded in response, and Nick nodded back, silhouetted against the streetlights. She braced herself for what she knew came next—a violent death for another human being, albeit one that wanted to cause the residents of Hidden Refuge harm. She’d never believed in a purpose for violence until now, and the merciless realization slightly sickened her. The world should not be this way.

Nick glanced right and left and confirmed that the street was still deserted. Satisfied, he raised the suppressed Glock, sighted on the back of the guard’s head, exhaled, and fired.

Chapter Thirty-Five

Chapter
THIRTY-FIVE

Brandon Harper felt like a condemned man as he reached the end of his street, walking quietly down the middle as if he were the sheriff on the way to confront the evil outlaw who’d been terrorizing the town. Which is kind of what you’re doing, old man. He pushed the vision out of his mind and allowed the weight of the Kevlar vest that he wore and the M4 that he carried to comfort him. A Glock was tucked inside his waistband near the right front pocket, the handle protruding visibly.

He knew this was likely the last time he’d travel down this street, as he’d calculated his chances of survival to be near zero. But he’d resigned himself to whatever fate lay ahead of him because he knew that he was partially to blame for the events of the night.