Dangerous Assignment (Aegis Group Book 4) Read Free

murder my bosses mid-flight.
    Luke rubbed his chin, his dark gaze following her every move. He was a predator. Dangerous. Deadly. The difference between them was that Luke’s threat was overt. She knew by looking at him exactly what he was. Ex-Navy SEAL, and he’d probably seen time doing black ops. The tough shit that left scars on people. And yet…he wasn’t completely brittle. There was passion in there. He still believed in something.
    Most importantly, he had no idea who or what she was. And she wanted to keep it that way.
    “Do you prefer to be called Gail?” he asked.
    “No.”
    “Just Abigail then?”
    “Yes.”
    “No. Yes. If I ask something else will you just say yes or no?”
    “Maybe.”
    “Ah, you know how to sweet talk a man.” He smiled, all warmth and…friendliness. He was being familiar with her. Flirting.
    She knew how to flirt, how to interact with people, but she was tired. Oh, so tired. And this—with Mr. and Mrs. Smith—was the final stop. Her last objective. And then…she didn’t know. Maybe it would be time for the long rest. Hang up her names, all of the orders. Be someone else.
    “You know who they are?” Luke’s smile teased the corners of his mouth, but his tone was all business.
    Yes, I do.
    “Not a clue,” she said.
    “My guy will find out. I’d like to know if we’re about to get screwed over or not. Any idea where we’re going?”
    He spoke as though they were in this together. As if he were looking out for her. A stranger.
    She blinked, parsing out his words.
    Luke meant to protect her.
    It was…unexpected. She’d lived her life in dangerous situations, sometimes if she were lucky there would be an agent at her back to provide protection, but that was their job. She was not Luke’s job. Or even his friend. And yet he was including her in his contingency plans.
    He was a hero.
    It irked her, deep down. Granted, she wanted to appear non-threatening. That was the point of it all. No one would see her coming. She didn’t need saving, but maybe…maybe she could use that to her advantage. Being underestimated worked in her favor more than being appreciated.
    “You could be making a mistake telling me all of this.” She crossed one leg over the other.
    “Maybe.” He held her gaze. She felt it as though it were a caress against her bare skin. She had to fight not to shiver from the intensity of it.
    She was going to sleep with this man.
    It might as well be a foregone conclusion. But she could not allow that act to get in the way of her objective. Which meant fostering this sense of familiarity.
    She could use him.
    “Amman, Jordan,” she said after a few seconds pause. It was a calculated share. He’d know the same thing soon enough. It wasn’t like he could get off the flight. Besides, he surprised her when so little did these days.
    “Seriously?” Luke’s brows rose. “Shit. We ain’t got visas or anything.”
    “It’s been handled.”
    He tipped his chin down, his expression…suspicious.
    “These two are bad news.” He shook his head.
    Abigail agreed. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were some of the worst kinds of human scum, and as soon as Abigail got an opportunity—they’d be eradicated.
    “Where’s your friend?” She needed to distract Luke from the identity of their temporary employer.
    He was…a good man. The kind of man she’d have been attracted to before…everything. If at all possible, she needed to keep him out of the way, unconnected to her actions. He didn’t know it yet, but it was she who was protecting him.
    “In the bunk.” Luke nodded toward the mid-section where two sets of three bunks made up the crew quarters. “How’d you figure out the destination?”
    I knew before I ever took this job.
    “Captain left the manifest sitting in his chair when he went to the lavatory.”
    “Sneaky girl. I knew I liked you.”
    Abigail smiled, despite her better sense screaming at her to tamp down on all expressions. If only he knew her whole