Previous Chapters CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE October 13 – 8 A.M. Olde Town Arvada, Colorado “You need to move, Alex.” Alex opened her eyes. She wasn’t sure who had told her to move around but just straightening her leg brought waves of pain. With force, she pushed herself to standing. She had to be ready for them…
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Previous Chapters CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO October 12 – 3 P.M. Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado “Sir, I have a signal,” Alex’s Sergeant said. He pointed to the computer screen. Alex’s friend worked in her small office under Buckley Air Force Base. Raz looked over his shoulder, “Thank God.” “What does that mean?” Matthew asked. “It means…
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Previous Chapters CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE A half hour later October 12 – 10 A.M. North Denver, Colorado When Alex came to herself, she was sitting in a chair with four men standing around her. Wrapped in rope, her hands were tied to her sides and she was tied to a chair. She wasn’t sure what released…
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Previous Chapters CHAPTER THIRTY Five hours later October 8 – 6:30 P.M. Near downtown Denver, Colorado “Would you like some more?” John asked. He held a bottle of Cristal champagne. Alex rolled onto her stomach and held her glass out. They were laying, naked, wrapped around each other in a tiny CIA owned boutique hotel…
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Previous Chapters CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Twenty five minutes later October 8 – 12:25 P.M. Near Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado “Can we get Secret Service feed?” Alex asked the pilot. “Ma’am,” the co-pilot said. “We’d prefer for you to stay in the passenger compartment.” “Oh sorry, Captain Jakkman usually talks to me while he flies.” “Ma’am,…
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Previous Chapters CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Digging around in Maria’s desk, she pulled a yellow pencil from the drawer and began flipping through the stack of papers. Making notes on the edges of the documents, she made a face. “Sir, I’d be happy to input the data into the intelligence server.” Larry  said. Alex was humming Seether’s…
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Previous Chapters CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN “Where?” “Afghanistan. His U-2 crashed in the mountains.” “When?” “Nine minutes ago,” her Sergeant said. “Sir, it’s a total loss. The Air Force says that it will be days before they can even get to the wreck. They had feed from him just prior to an explosion on board.” “And what…
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Previous Chapters CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Three hours later October 8 – 9:00 A.M. Downtown Denver, Colorado Alex stood near the edge of the crowded room. The families of the Fey Special Forces Team planned a very small, family only, ceremony for the two year anniversary. They would meet at ten o’clock at Alex and John’s home,…
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Previous Chapters CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE The next night September 29 Downtown Denver, Colorado After spending a gut wrenching day documenting everything that happened in Paris, Alex excused herself from an afternoon meeting and a working dinner. She wanted to take a long bath. When Raz came to check on her, she was sound asleep in the…
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Previous Chapters CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Nine hours later September 29 – 3:21 A.M. Downtown Denver, Colorado Alex woke with a start. Her heart pounded against her rib cage. She had no idea where she was or what woke her. She was simply awake in the dark. Sitting up, she noticed that she was in a hotel…
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