Page 108 of Covert Mission

Then she walks out the door and closes it behind her.

I almost throw up on the spot.

Oh, my god. The creek is rising, and I’m standing on a rock in the middle.

Now Belle is an accomplice in my deceit.

My lungs are burning, and I’m soaked in sweat, by the time they finally leave thecabinaa couple of minutes later.

I’m left alone with my racing thoughts.

Lucas is literally going to explode. At the very least, he’s going to handcuff me to something very heavy.

Christ.

For half a heartbeat, I consider telling him everything. They could probably help me get to the bottom of this before I could snap my fingers.

But then I remember my oath.

I’m sworn to keep my covert job secret.

No, I can’t tell him.

I have to follow through on this. I can still fulfill my mission, even if I have to go rogue. Especially now that I know Belle knows more than I suspected.

I just need some more time to pull the pieces together… That means I need the space to do it.

Lucas will be breathing down my neck.

When this is all done, I’ll make everything right with him.

As right as it can ever be.

But in my heart, I know that he’s not the kind of man that forgives someone for being deceptive.

That’s the blow to my heart that makes my knees weak as I wait in Justice’s bathroom until I’m sure everyone has left the complex.

ChapterThirty-Four

I ram the truck into park and eject from the seat. Truck is hot on my heels. I’ve got a phone in one hand, and my eyes on pivot, sweeping over the small town, looking for Camile.

“Marshall, this is Beast.”

“How are things going?’

“Fucked.”

He waits. I exhale. “Look, I need to step down?—”

“Whoa. Back the fuck up.”

I tug my baseball cap off and swipe my forearm over my face. “I’m turning things over to Evan, you might want to send in a replacement.”

He makes a growling sound. “What didn’t you hear about me saying back the fuck up. Start at the beginning.”

My chest is burning, my gut is in a pretzel. “Fuck.”

Truck strides over, mostly covering up his limp. “Don’t let him quit!”

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