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There was a better choice.
Going after the one person that she could get, easily, and then using him as bait in a trap so Jagger would swap himself for him…
That was so much simpler.
Yeah, in order to keep his family safe, he’d do it too. That was that loyalty thing rearing up to bite him in the ass. It would be his downfall.
When you were doing battle, you had to know your adversary.
And she knew hers.
Artemis picked the easiest people that they could grab and made her plan. When the Russians arrived, everything would be wrapped up with a pretty, bloody bow for the man.
Ahhh, another satisfied customer.
As her phone rang, she picked it up and answered, already knowing who it would be.
Alex.
Putting her fake German accent in place because he wasn’t aware of who he was playing war games with, she played the role. There was no fucking way she was letting the Russian know the truth.
Why?
If this went south, he’d come looking for her, and that wasn’t a good thing.
Pass.
Her retirement plan was to get away without a whole lot of hoopla.
There were only a few people who knew everything about her.
Elizabeth Blackhawk.
Axelle George-Maverick.
And Remington Bowman.
She couldn’t touch the two Feds since they both came with a platoon of Marines of their own who were loyal and trustworthy.
But an ex-CIA operative with a lust for a certain barkeep…
That could be done.
He would be target one, and she would have a backup plan just in case.
“Yes?” she asked, knowing what this was going to be about.
The man was blunt and to the point.
“Is everything ready?” Alex asked with his thick Russian accent present.
You could never tell if he was happy, angry, or…well, anything. Russians were difficult to read. It was all that KGB training that hid the real monster.
“Yes, it is. I’m wrapping up the last part. I’ll have the bait before you know it, and Mikey O’ will willingly trade himself for someone in his family.”
“And you are sure about that?”
She didn’t hesitate.
