Alpha One (Shadow Agents 1)

“What’s happening?” Sydney screamed in Logan’s ear. And he realized that he had the gun in his right hand, and he was still clutching the phone in his left.

He stared down at Luis’s body. The man was a killer; he’d known exactly where to deliver the death blow.

“We won’t need the prisoner transport any longer.”

Luis was still alive, barely, but Logan knew he wouldn’t be for much longer. Logan shoved the phone into his pocket as he stalked toward the dying man.

Gunner had lowered him to the floor. He hadn’t tried to remove the knife. If he did...well, Logan knew Luis wouldn’t even have a few moments left to live then.

They had to get the man to talk, while he still could.

“Where is Guerrero?” Logan demanded.

“My daughter...” Luis said with a smile. “She’s...lovely...”

“Where is Guerrero?”

“He...won’t touch her...now...”

Because Luis had chosen to die instead of rolling over on his boss? Rage burned inside of Logan.

“So beautiful...my sweet...” Luis’s eyes flickered. “Marie...”

The man wouldn’t be telling him anything more.

Logan glanced at the other bodies. Then his gaze found Juliana’s. She was standing just a few feet away, her face too pale.

They found her already. How the hell did they do that?

Then he remembered the words that had tumbled from Luis right after he’d dragged the guy through the window.

The lover...think you’re keeping her safe?

How had Luis known that he’d been Juliana’s lover? He watched as Juliana’s eyes dipped to the dead men and she swallowed. Her shoulders rolled back as she tried to straighten her spine.

You’re the one killing her...leading us...right to...her.

He hurried forward and grabbed her arm. “Let’s go.” Syd would already have a cleanup crew en route, but this location was compromised. No longer the perfect trap, with the bait to lure Geurrero...

He’s the one setting a trap for us.

And Logan wasn’t going to just sit around while that man closed in for the kill.

But Juliana wasn’t moving. “Where? Where do we go? He’s going to find me. He found me here, after just a few hours and—”

He pulled her close. “Do you trust me?”

Her lips parted.

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“Do you?”

Juliana nodded.

The relief he felt had his tense muscles aching. “Then let me get you out of here.” He couldn’t tell her his plans right then. More lies.

Would they ever stop?