Emma’s blood chilled. Mom. The safe house in Bethesda. The whole cover—the suburban house, the awkward holiday dinners, the framed photo of him shaking hands with a senator—it was all supposed to be a shield.
Emma stared at the drive in his palm. It could be a trap. It could be the truth. In her world, they were often the same thing. -MyFamilyPies- Emma Hix - Secret Agent Step Dad...
“Go,” he said softly. “I’ll tell them you went left. You go right. And Emma?” Emma’s blood chilled
“Why should I trust you?” she asked. The whole cover—the suburban house, the awkward holiday
“Target is in the lobby,” a clipped voice said. It was her handler, a man she’d only ever known as “Control.” “He’s early. Abort.”
She paused at the window.
“Because you’re my stepdaughter,” he said, as if reading her thoughts. “And because six years ago, when I married your mother, I wasn’t assigned to watch you. I was assigned to retire. You were the first person in twenty years who made me want to keep the fake name.”