My Spy

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Book: My Spy Read Free
Author: Christina Skye
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
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on the couch with her staff crowded around her?
    Her confusion grew as she tried to sit up. She heard voices, sirens, the drone of helicopters.
    Suddenly she remembered.
    She struggled to see the television. “What happened to Sam? Is he—”
    “Calm down.” Zoe held out a glass of water. “Drink this and take a deep breath. You're sheet white.”
    “
Tell me!
” Annie wobbled toward the television, where an ambulance raced through crowded streets, trailed by a full police motorcade. “
Is he alive?

    “No one knows. At least they're not saying.”
    Swaying, Annie reached for the corner of the couch. “What about the children?”
    Reynaldo, her maintenance chief, answered. “Upset, but all safe, thanks to that man in the white uniform.” His eyes narrowed on Annie. “He is the one who was here before, but he never spoke of the Navy. Was he on leave?”
    “I don't know, Reynaldo.” Annie's eyes locked on the television. “
Someone
must know. What are the news people saying?”
    “Not much. There's a complete blackout.” Her chef frowned. “Why didn't Sam tell you he was in the Navy?”
    Annie stared at the ambulance, her heart racing right along with the swift wheels.
    She hadn't known Sam was in the Navy. She hadn't knownhe was going to Washington. He'd said very little about himself, shifting the talk to his boat and the weather and the voyage ahead of him. Annie hadn't pressed for information, since it was clear he wasn't going to be staying long.
    For two weeks they'd laughed and sailed and explored the cove.
    For two weeks they'd toasted marshmallows on the beach and watched the stars through his big telescope. Annie had been busy, but she'd made time to slip away. One star-swept night she had leaned against his strong chest, tugged off his shirt, and pulled him down onto the teak deck.
    Afterward, they'd kissed slowly, without words or regrets.
    Both had been very careful not to talk about love.
    Now he might be dying in a pool of blood at the back of an ambulance three thousand miles away.
    Footsteps raced down the hall. The door to the office flew open.
    “Where is she?” Annie's older sister surveyed the room, stunning in tight black trousers and a black silk blouse. Only Annie noticed the ink smudges on her wrist and palm, a dead giveaway that she'd been in the middle of editing a new book.
    Annie sat up straighter. “What's wrong?”
    “You are.” Taylor O'Toole threw up her hands. “I was in the middle of a delicious murder of a very nasty villain when I got a call from your assistant saying that you'd fainted. You've been overworking again, haven't you? Missing meals, too, probably. Why didn't you tell me you needed help?”
    Annie avoided her sister's anxious gaze. “I'm fine, Taylor. It was the bus.”
The blood. Sam's blood.
She drew a strained breath. “All those children. It just took me by surprise.”
    “You and twenty million other Americans, who are glued to their TV sets even as we speak.” Taylor sank down beside Annie on the couch. “You look like the walking dead. I'm calling Dr. Royland.”
    “I'm fine, Taylor. Don't overdramatize.”
    Her sister's eyes glinted. “One more word and I'll carry you out to the car myself.”
    Annie felt her sister's hands tremble and realized Taylor was terrified, but working hard to hide it. “I'll make an appointment next week, I promise. But not now. I'm too busy to be sick.”
    “Last time I checked you had a staff,” her sister said acidly.
    “A very fine one.” Annie watched her anxious employees drift outside. “But they're overworked already,” she added quietly.
    “And
you
aren't?” Taylor barked. “You're getting me seriously pissed off.” She glanced at the television, watching a replay of the miraculous rescue, ending in a tight shot of the fallen officer.
    Taylor leaned closer, studying the man's features. “Wait a minute. Isn't that …” There was new understanding in her face when she turned and took Annie's

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