Operation Zulu Redemption: Act of Treason - Part 4 (16 page)

Téya stood on the balcony, overlooking the square that had just hours before been a riotous scene of bloodshed and death. She tried to come to grips with the fact General Haym Solomon, the man who’d been like a father to the team, turned out to be smuggling the very weapons they’d been sent to destroy.

She stood in her pajamas, listening as Nuala readied herself for bed in the other room. Cantor had been kind enough to pay for the team to stay here rather than make the hour-long drive back to the bunker.

Tree lights sparkled over the trendy shopping area and gave the little light Téya needed to see the pen’s rose.

“It’s a twig.”

The Turk huffed, turning it over, as if that made a difference. “It’s a rose.”

Téya held it up. “A twig.”

“You are seriously lacking in imagination.”

The door opened and gently clicked shut. Téya leaned against the sun-warmed wall, staring up at the night sky. “D’you forget something?” she asked Nuala.

“My pen.”

At the sound of the man’s voice, Téya lowered her chin, heart rapid-firing. Hid the smile she felt filling her with warmth. She turned her hand, looking at the pen. She angled to the side, now pressing both shoulders to the wall, but her ankles crossed.

Majid Badem, aka The Turk, stepped onto the balcony. He wore a black silk shirt and black slacks. Slick as snot and handsome to boot. His hair hung curly and loose around his face, seeming to accent the tattoo on his left cheekbone.

She held up the pen and gave him a lazy grin. “It’s a rose.”

He came closer. “It’s a pen.” He tried to pluck it from her hand.

“You are seriously lacking in imagination.”

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Operation Zulu Redemption: Collateral Damage – Part 1

Operation Zulu Redemption: Out of Nowhere – Part 2

Operation Zulu Redemption: Hazardous Duty – Part 3

Operation Zulu Redemption: Act of Treason – Part 4

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