Her Covert Protector by Victoria Paige

33

In the pitch-black darkness,fear took hold of John’s heart.

Pure terror that Nadia was not in his sights.

“I tried to stop this,” Dmitry hissed. “You shouldn’t have interfered.”

“You were hurting one of our own.” John hauled the Gray Wolf to his feet. The emergency lights came on just as they rushed out from the stairwell, the buzz of conversation was deafening, the pandemonium adding to the chaos in his head.

“Garrison,” Kelso shouted, fighting his way through a panicked crowd. “Nadia’s not answering.”

“Where’s Levi?” John barked.

“Here.” The SEAL appeared by their side. He had a body over his shoulder that he dumped at their feet. “Two men attacked me. The other got away. Nadia’s gone.”

“What do you mean she’s gone?” John shouted.

“She’s not responding to comms,” Bristow came over their earpieces. “Guys. The entire city’s gone dark.”