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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

Zack had reached the blacktop of the sidewalk, and he sensed movement around him, although he couldn’t afford to look and take his eyes off Griffin. He started moving to the right, so that as Griffin came up the slope, he would be between the helicopter and Zack.

Damn. This just got interesting. He’d been right about the movement. Standing twenty feet away was a line of four men all dressed in the same black tactical gear, except their weapons were now pointed directly at him. From behind the line of shooters, the figure of another man moved from the helicopter toward them.

Griffin turned his head and saw the armed gunmen, and he glanced back at Zack with a genuine smile on his face. “I told you this might not go the way you thought, but you always believe you know better.”

Zack’s eyes moved from the men back to Griffin. “Before this party really gets started, I just want to know one thing, Griffin. What was on the laptop that was worth all of this?”

“Information, Mr. Chambers,” said a voice loudly, a sound that sent a shiver of memories falling through Zack Chambers’ mind. No. It can’t be.

But it was. The four masked shooters parted silently and effortlessly, and through the gap stepped the imposing figure of Aleksei Belyakov. “It’s good to see you again, Mr. Chambers, and I mean that sincerely. Now, like that time on the ship, let’s talk.”

Chapter Forty-Five

Chapter
FORTY-FIVE

As a former 18E, the designation for the Special Forces communications sergeant, Nick was impressed that Griffin’s men had been able to truly cut off all communications to the outside world. It was technically possible, as they’d demonstrated for the past few hours, but in suburban America it wasn’t sustainable. Then again, as he moved through the wind-whipped Virginia woods in pursuit of one of the last two remaining men who’d orchestrated the night’s events, it was irrelevant. He didn’t need to communicate with anyone, except maybe his God if the hunt went tremendously wrong.