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Chapter 2 Enemies in Transit

Word Count: 1520    |    Released on: 18/12/2024

Point o

r everything that happened. You know this operation cou

. He wouldn't even stare into the rearview mirro

y are you still choosing to pursue this?" His q

this if you we

're trying to guilt trip me, huh? I

thing to do with the unnecessary feud we've both been

that made it quite obvious it

backup, we need to squash what

am not a fan of her games. She knew we were at odds and somehow I find myself driving yo

known as the gutsy one and secondly, you might want to smile. Trust me when I say I do not like s

mediately knew what his little mind was thinking. "It seem

wander. I meant exactly the opp

rk clinging to his lips. "Ah, if yo

. "Okay, I would really appreciate it if you just kept quiet.

earn my annoyance and boy, was it working. When we got to the airport and I collected my luggage, hi

is moment could mark our frie

the car back in gear. Definitely

grumbled loudly and the headache I had been fighting for a while ached. Watching TV shows all these years, we always s

seemed like something was going to go wrong anyway and no amount of inten

*

ng sitting in the waiting room and nibbling on a half-done burger. Great! Job hadn't even begun yet and I was already having bad exp

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my hands over my head and wav

was kind of in a pickle. The pick-up truck developed a flat

to begin bei

ides, I'm hungry. V

d the way he said it, it was music to my ears. We both started making our way to his car. "Okay, see

down and my lips... 'unpursed'. Deciding to ask the

at each

actually serious... This man had to be a beast to ban su

that I tell you as soon as I get

ut seeking to be disrespectful, what

went on to shake his head. "No, no. I didn't mean it like that. I meant... Just d

thing... So, I'm still kind of excuse

lk with him. That's where he tells you

re

bber as I walked out of the car. The house was on a lonely ground. We'd only passed two to three houses for a mile before getting here. Either thi

be on another plane ride," I said,

't tell me you

had said that. "Well, I try to be. I'm

you'r

house calmed the fear that I felt creeping into my heart. This place was isolated. Perhaps too isolated. Somehow this discovery s

o you get groce

a priva

, very

"Well, thanks but I was

wa

s,

just picked up from the airport? You could hav

er been on that jet before. It'

e chuckled, reminding me. "You know, I didn

e. And I forgot to ask yours, I mean I know, bu

te. "Josi

Nice to meet

ng kind, which was completely opposite of his leather jacket. "I have a question f

k your q

do here basically, and this coo

speak, but never did. S

.. His eyes were the most beautiful shade of blue, but I knew that

ay that? Four years of training and that was all my sma

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1 Chapter 1 Entering the Lion's Den2 Chapter 2 Enemies in Transit3 Chapter 3 Wits and Secrets4 Chapter 4 Dance of Secrets5 Chapter 5 Beneath the Surface6 Chapter 6 Jealousy and Heartstrings7 Chapter 7 Espresso Yourself8 Chapter 8 Caught in the Middle9 Chapter 9 Popcorn, Pain, and Possibilities10 Chapter 10 The Gathering Storm11 Chapter 11 Birthday Tensions12 Chapter 12 Between Kindness and Anger13 Chapter 13 Finding Common Ground14 Chapter 14 A Dance of Uncertainty15 Chapter 15 Against the Current16 Chapter 16 Caught in the Act17 Chapter 17 Romantic Dilemmas18 Chapter 18 The Sister's Arrival19 Chapter 19 Crossing the Line20 Chapter 20 Unmasking Intentions21 Chapter 21 Coffee, Crushes, and Confrontations22 Chapter 22 The Dinner Table Tension23 Chapter 23 When Shots Ring Out24 Chapter 24 Frozen Fears25 Chapter 25 A Moment of Faith26 Chapter 26 Moments of Vulnerability27 Chapter 27 When Breakfast Turns to Chaos28 Chapter 28 Clearing the Air29 Chapter 29 Caught in Between30 Chapter 30 Pizza and Plans31 Chapter 31 Engagement Under Pressure32 Chapter 32 In the Line of Fire33 Chapter 33 Adelaide's Secret34 Chapter 34 Seconds to Live35 Chapter 35 Fleeing Shadows36 Chapter 36 Gone Without a Trace37 Chapter 37 Shadows in the Open38 Chapter 38 The Unraveling Truth39 Chapter 39 Unmasking the Truth40 Chapter 40 Unspoken Truths41 Chapter 41 Broken Truths42 Chapter 42 Cracks Beneath the Surface43 Chapter 43 Revelations and Regrets44 Chapter 44 Love in the Shadows45 Chapter 45 Whispers Under46 Chapter 46 Deal of the Century47 Chapter 47 A Taste of Apology48 Chapter 48 Thin Line Between Secrets and Lies49 Chapter 49 Confessions, Choices, and Crossroads50 Chapter 50 A Chance at Redemption51 Chapter 51 Bait and Boundaries52 Chapter 52 Tensions Unspoken53 Chapter 53 Backward Steps and Broken Promises54 Chapter 54 A Deal with the Devil55 Chapter 55 A Dangerous Invitation56 Chapter 56 Secrets Unveiled57 Chapter 57 Betrayal in the Shadows58 Chapter 58 Betrayal at 30,000 Feet