Chapter 180 180 Rachel Iknew that Lars’s mission wasn’t that different from the ones he’d gone on in Afghanistan when we first started dating. And it wasn’t that different from the ones I’d gone on for MI6, either. There was always danger. That was the life he and I had

Chapter 179 179 As soon as I hung up the second time, I leapt into action. I chose 20 of my best foot soldiers and had them load six of the Mercedes with guns, bulletproof vests, and a sniper rifle for me, plus the tools Massimo would need to detach

Chapter 178 178 After we talked Niccolo down off a ledge, we continued planning – And then Massimo called at 4:15 AM. I got him on the speaker phone. “I looked at a map of the island on the internet, and it’s not good. They’re going to be in the

Chapter 177 177 After another hour in bed, we ordered room service for an early dinner. Then we showered and caught our flight at 9. There was an hour-and-a-half layover in Paris, then we got to Florence just after one in the morning. Giorgio was waiting for us. He took

Chapter 176 176 Ibought the tickets on my phone during the taxi ride to the hotel. I chose one near Heathrow so we could dash out the door and get to our gate as soon as possible. Just as we were checking in, I got a text from Niccolo. You

Chapter 175 175 Ifigured Sean and MI6 had probably tried to crack my phone after they took it from me. Whether they’d succeeded or not, it still had half a charge when I powered it on. I found a semi-quiet shop to step into and immediately called Niccolo. The way

Chapter 174 174 Lars An hour after breakfast on the 14th day, there was a knock at my cell door. “Come in,” I said in a bored voice. What else could I say? They always knocked, and they always came in. Me saying ‘no’ wouldn’t have affected that one way

Chapter 173 173 Rachel They put me in a detention room in the MI6 building. At least they didn’t move me off-site like they did Lars. I felt like shit about what they’d done to him, and I was furious with Sean for betraying me. As soon as I saw

Chapter 172 172 Ihad no idea where they took me. All I know is that they put a hood over my head at the bottom of the stairwell, pulled me out of the building, and shoved me into a van. Then they drove for half an hour, at which point

Chapter 171 171 Lars Iwatched them haul Alistair away, sniveling and screaming to the last. It was cold consolation for everything he’d taken from me. I’d wanted to let go of him – to watch him fall nine stories and splatter on the ground – But Rachel’s words had reined