Mission: Impossible to Deny (The Impossible Mission Romantic Suspense Series Book 7) Jacki Delecki (comprehension books .txt) đ
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How humiliating it would be to have lost both his and XChocoâs lives.
His ear drums were about to burst from XChocoâs blast above him. She was ripping through the magazine as if there were no tomorrow.
A bastard aiming for XChoco hit the rock behind Reeves, sending dust down on his head and briefly blinding him. Reeves didnât stop. With one last thwack, the rope tore apart, and the bridge swung wide before dropping with the weight of their pursuers. Now that they were halfway across, they teetered in a slow dance before falling into the long abyss. Their high-pitched screams as they hit the water resounded throughout the canyon.
He and XChoco had prevailed. Fueled with the rush of adrenaline coursing through him, he wanted to at least high-five his partner.
The lights flashed, and a â#1â zoomed across the video screen. He and XChoco, his anonymous partner, had won the game. Their fifth win for the night.
He wished he could have watched the emotions play across his brash and ballsy partnerâs face during the game. But she didnât have a face cam, and she had altered her voice to Darth Vaderâs bass. He could hack into her system and find her IP address, but it would take a lot of effort. And since she was savvy, she most likely had hidden her identity. Her address had jumped all over servers before landing in a pirate site in Macau or some other untraceable place. And there was the little problem that it was illegal to track her ⊠and what would he do with the information? Call her for a meet-up? Talk about creepy stalker stuff.
But he couldnât help how he felt. They had a connectionâhow she had anticipated his moves and protected him. They had moved perfectly in sync. The way his life had been going lately, it would be his luck that XChoco was an eleven-year-old boy. But âXâ usually meant a female, and his guess was that âChocoâ represented a love of chocolate.
Charlie would be laughing his ass right now if he knew how pathetic it was that Reeves, one of the game developers of Snakes Ahead, was hoping to get laid by an anonymous gamer because of her quick thinking and her choice of weapons. How sick was that? Reeves would have to agree with his dead friend.
Reeves glanced at his screen. 9:00 p.m. He had been playing for over three hours. He probably should head home. He hadnât wanted to spend much time in the condo. The space felt empty, and the silence taunted him.
He shut down his system when he heard the sound of womenâs laughter in the high-level security space. Very few had clearance to enter Jenkins Security.
âSherlock Holmes much?â
Shit, shit, shit. Danni Knorr. He had been good at dodging her until now.
âI wouldnât say it took much brain power.â
Yep, Sophie Dean, Danniâs bestie too. All he needed was Jordan Dean, Sophieâs older sister, to make the holy trinity of interfering women. Thank God, his sister Emily, a professional cellist, was touring on the East Coast.
He stood and prepared himself for the onslaught of female cross-examination.
Danni, as always, was striking in high heels, a tiny skirt, and long, blonde-white hair swaying around her shoulders. The Scandinavian beauty towered over the shorter but no less gorgeous Sophie Dean, who was also dressed for clubbing. The two women loved their dance time. He often had been dragged along with the ladies before they decided that the Jenkins brothers were more interesting.
âGod, he looks worse than I expected.â Danni marched to him, getting nice and close to his face.
And then she shoved hard against his chest, almost knocking him off his feet. The woman had been working out. âYou big jerk. Iâm going to kick your ass, and then Sophie âŠâ Danni turned toward Sophie, whose pitiful look was worse than a shove and much more painful.
âWhat are you planning to do to this big lump of stupid testosterone, Soph?â
âI only have SEAL brotherhood threats from Finn, and all of them sounded pretty awful since they involved Reevesâs manly parts.â
Danni snorted, then wrapped him in her arms, pulling him close. âWhy didnât you tell me? Any of us?â
A lump of emotion stuck in his throat, turning his voice rough. âNot much to tell.â
âOMG. Spare me from stupid men.â She stepped back and inspected his face. âNot much to tell? Lily was cheating, and you didnât mention it to any of us.â
âI spoke with Emily, and you havenât told her either. Why?â Sophieâs bewildered voice made him feel like a piece of ⊠Just because he had listened to their heartbreaks didnât mean he wanted to share his.
âWhat did you expect? That Iâd meet for a glass of bubbly and âprocessâ my feelings?â
Danniâs scrutiny was what he had been avoiding. A ferocious and loving woman, she didnât hesitate to get right into any of her friendâs business. Thank God Lars was responsible for the woman now.
âYou must be really hurting to be such a fricking jerk.â
He wasnât in pain, more like regret. He and Lily had started fizzling out at least a year ago. He was more ashamed that he hadnât been paying enough attention to suspect she had another bedmate. How could someone with his IQ be that dense and that trusting? He had assumed that Lily was like his sister and his women friends, who were honest and loyal. Obviously not Lily. Who got their jollies on playing two men? Why couldnât she have broken up with him instead of hiding the truth?
He looked at both women who were like sisters to him. He didnât want them to worry about him.
âHey, sorry.â He shrugged, knowing he
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