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CHAPTER24
ISABELLE
From:Alex Rogers, FBI Division Officer — Ravenshoe
To:Isabelle Brahn
Re:Resignation from the position of Field Officer
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DearAgentBrahn,
Any resignations to my department will need to be madein person.
You know where to find me.
Alex Rogers
FBI Division Officer—Ravenshoe
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Shit!I should’ve known Alex would never accept a resignation via email. He hammered me when I requested a transfer to another department, asserting I signed a contract and that I was required to follow through on my obligations until the contract agreement ceased, but there are extenuating circumstances this time around. Not only am I sleeping with the target his department is investigating, I'm also engaged to him.
My eyes shoot up to the clock in the microwave oven, noting it’s 3:43 p.m. Isaac is in an important meeting with Regan for the rest of the afternoon, so I may as well get the inevitable over and done with.
Not wanting to disturb Isaac, I leave a note for him on the kitchen counter.
I’ll be back in an hour.
Calm down, I took Roger with me.
I love you.
Izzy xx
After gathering my trench coat from the coatroom, I call Roger and request for him to bring Isaac’s town car around the front.
“Yes, Ms. Brahn.”
In under a minute, Isaac’s town car pulls into the front stairs of his private residence. I lift the collar of my jacket before dashing to the car, trying to avoid the sprinkling of rain that started falling early this morning.
When I climb into the backseat, Roger greets me in his familiar flat tone. “Ms. Brahn.”
I feel ridiculous sitting in the back, but Roger is a stickler for protocol. “Good afternoon, Roger. Can you please take me to 134 Chelsea Road?”
He curtly nods before beginning our journey. Roger would easily be in his sixties. His hair is silver with a scattering of black strands, and a thick silver mustache covers his top lip. From what I’ve heard, he’s worked for Isaac since Isaac started his empire. Although he lacks personality, he has above par security skills, often quoting that he doesn’t interact while on the job as it distracts him from performing his duties to the best of his ability. I can’t really fault him for that, especially when his sole client is Isaac.
Since Roger isn’t the talkative type, I keep my gaze on the scenery outside. Ravenshoe has so much of Isaac embedded in it. It’s a strong community that’s growing into a thriving city. With its growth overseen by Isaac, new housing and business developments are constantly under construction. It’s large in size but not overly huge like big, overdeveloped cities.
Silly butterflies in my stomach take off in flight when Roger pulls in front of the office building I used to work at. “I’ll only be a few minutes.”
When I place my hand on Roger’s shoulder, his dark eyes peer at me in the rearview mirror. “Yes, Ms. Brahn.”
While gliding out of my seat, I exhale a shaky breath. I swear I wasn’t this nervous the first day of my placement. A grin curls my lips from the hum of activity projecting from the small space when I stroll into the bustling office. Alex’s team is small, but it’s always been a hive of activity. There was never a dull moment—well, except when I was scanning my uncle’s records into the FBI database with an outdated copy machine. That was as boring and tedious as it comes.
After hanging my wet trench coat on the coatrack near the glass door, I make a beeline to my old desk. An uprising of emotions hits me hard in the chest when I discover it remains untouched. It still has the scrunched-up business card Isaac left for me at Harlow’s bakery in the top drawer and a packet of Tic-Tac’s sitting next to the keyboard.
