Riled (The Invincibles 4)
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“I’ve come to collect you,” she whispered.
“You have?”
“Yes.” She looked over my shoulder. “Can we lose Lurch?”
“Oh, that’s Thomas.” I turned to him. “Thank you so very much for delivering me safely.” I took my bag and pressed the folded money into his hand. “Buy your wife something nice with it.”
He left, and I tucked my arm in Teagon’s. “Okay, explain, missy.”
“I’ve a heli pilot’s license.”
“You don’t!”
“I do, as a matter of fact.”
“How do you know Cortez DeLéon?”
She leaned in close. “I used to work with him,” she whispered.
“SIS?”
She nodded and put her finger in front of her lips.
“I can’t believe you can fly a helicopter,” I said as she helped me buckle up and handed me a headset.
“I’ve had my license several months now. You have to fly a million hours to get one, so don’t worry, you’re safe with me.”
I smiled. “I didn’t doubt it.”
Once in the air, I asked her where she was taking me.
“Teterboro.”
“And from there?”
Her playful demeanor turned serious. “I’ll be returning to London with you, Kenz.”
“As?”
“Security.”
“Is it really necessary?”
“DeLéon will fill you in once he arrives.”
“We’re traveling to London with Cortez?”
“I thought you knew.”
“You said you used to work with him. Have you left MI6?”
“No, he did.”
“I don’t understand.”
“Rile, as he’s known within the ranks of SIS, resigned a few months ago and formed a private firm. I still work for SIS, but was brought in by my boss to assist with your detail, given my relationship with you.”
“Detail?”