Wrecked Intel (Immortal Outcasts®): An Immortal Ops® World Novel
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Wrecked Intel (Immortal Outcasts®)
An Immortal Ops® World Novel
Mandy M. Roth
Wrecked Intel (Immortal Outcasts) © Copyright August, 2019, Mandy M. Roth
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Contents
Author Quotes
Suggested Reading Order of Books Released to Date in the Immortal Ops Series World
Immortal Ops Series Helper
Blurb
Note from Author:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Sources
About the Author
"Mandy M Roth is a true master of her craft! Her breathtaking stories sweep me up, mesmerize and leave me desperate for more. She is my drug of choice!"
- Gena Showalter, New York Times bestselling author
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"Roth has the kind of characters and books that leave you hungry for more and stay with you long after the last page is read. One word sums up her writing style-addictive!"
- Shannon Mayer, USA TODAY bestselling author
“Roth writes from the heart, and her characters and worlds are guaranteed to suck the reader in and hold them hostage until the very last page!” NYT Bestselling Author, Yasmine Galenorn
"The perfect mix of sizzling romance and heart-pounding action. If you like your heroes smoking hot…and not quite human, you can’t go wrong with a Mandy M. Roth book." – Laurie London, NYT and USA Today bestselling author
Suggested Reading Order of Books Released to Date in the Immortal Ops Series World
Immortal Ops
Critical Intelligence
Radar Deception
Strategic Vulnerability
Tactical Magik
Act of Mercy
Administrative Control
Act of Surrender
Broken Communication
Separation Zone
Act of Submission
Damage Report
Act of Command
Wolf’s Surrender
The Dragon Shifter’s Duty
Midnight Echoes
Isolated Maneuver
Expecting Darkness
Area of Influence
Act of Passion
Act of Brotherhood
Healing the Wolf
Wrecked Intel
Bound by Midnight
And more…
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This list is NOT up to date. Please check MandyRoth.com for the most current release list.
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More to come (check www.mandyroth.com for new releases)
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Books in each series within the Immortal Ops World.
This list is NOT up to date. To see an updated list of the books within each series under the umbrella of the Immortal Ops World please visit MandyRoth.com. Mandy is always releasing new books within the series world. Sign up for her newsletter at MandyRoth.com to never miss a new release.
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You can read each individual series within the world, in whatever order you want…
PSI-Ops: Paranormal Security and Intelligence
Act of Mercy
Act of Surrender
Act of Submission
Act of Command
Act of Passion
Act of Brotherhood
And more…
(see Mandy’s website & sign up for her newsletter for notification of releases)
Immortal Ops:
Immortal Ops
Critical Intelligence
Radar Deception
Strategic Vulnerability
Tactical Magik
Administrative Control
Separation Zone
Area of Influence
And more…
(see Mandy’s website & sign up for her newsletter for notification of releases)
Immortal Outcasts:
Broken Communication
Damage Report
Isolated Maneuver
Wrecked Intel
And more…
(see Mandy’s website & sign up for her newsletter for notification of releases)
Paranormal Security and Intelligence Ops: Shadow Agents
Wolf’s Surrender
The Dragon Shifter’s Duty
Healing the Wolf
And more…
(see Mandy’s website & sign up for her newsletter for notification of releases)
Paranormal Security and Intelligence Ops: Crimson Ops Series
Midnight Echoes
Expecting Darkness
Bound by Midnight
And more…
(see Mandy’s website & sign up for her newsletter for notification of releases)
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Paranormal Regulators Series and Clear Sight Division Operatives (Part of the Immortal Ops World) Coming Soon!
Immortal Ops Series Helper
Immortal Ops (I-Ops) Team Members
Lukian Vlakhusha: Alpha-Dog-One. Team captain, werewolf, King of the Lycans. Book: Immortal Ops (Immortal Ops)
Geoffroi (Roi) Majors: Alpha-Dog-Two. Second-in-command, werewolf, blood-bound brother to Lukian. Book: Critical Intelligence (Immortal Ops)
Doctor Thaddeus Green: Bravo-Dog-One. Scientist, tech guru, werepanther. Book: Radar Deception (Immortal Ops)
Jonathon (Jon) Reynell: Bravo-Dog-Two. Sniper, weretiger. Book: Separation Zone (Immortal Ops)
Wilson Rousseau: Bravo-Dog-Three. Resident smart-ass, wererat. Book: Strategic Vulnerability (Immortal Ops)
Eadan Daly: Alpha-Dog-Three. PSI-Op and handler on loan to the I-Ops to round out the team, Fae. Book: Tactical Magik (Immortal Ops)
Lance Toov: Werepanther and vampire hybrid. Book: Area of Influence (Immortal Ops)
Colonel Asher Brooks: Chief of Operations and point person for the Immortal Ops Team. Book: Administrative Control (Immortal Ops)
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Paranormal Security and Intelligence (PSI) Operatives
General Jack C. Newman: Director of Operations for PSI North American Division, werelion. Adoptive father of Missy Carter-Majors
Duke Marlow: PSI-Operative, werewol
f. Book: Act of Mercy (PSI-Ops)
Doctor James (Jimmy) Hagen: PSI-Operative, werewolf. Took a ten-year hiatus from PSI. Book: Act of Surrender (PSI-Ops)
Striker (Dougal) McCracken: PSI-Operative, werewolf
Carbrey (Car) McCracken: PSI-Operative, werewolf
Macbeth (Mac) McCracken: PSI-Operative, werewolf
Theodoar (Teddy) Beckert: PSI-Operative, werebear
Miles (Boomer) Walsh: PSI-Operative, werepanther. Book: Act of Submission (PSI-Ops)
Captain Corbin Jones: Operations coordinator and captain for PSI-Ops Team Five, werelion. Book: Act of Command (PSI-Ops)
Malik (Tut) Nasser: PSI-Operative, werelion. Book: Act of Passion (PSI-Ops)
Colonel Ulric Lovett: Director of Operations, PSI-London Division
Dr. Sambora: PSI-Operative, (PSI-Ops)
Garth Ingersson: PSI-Operative, werewolf. Book: Act of Brotherhood
Rurik Romanov: PSI-Operative, werebear
Johannes “Hans” Bach: PSI-Operative
Jannick Bach: PSI-Operative
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Immortal Outcasts
Casey Black: I-Ops test subject, werewolf. Book: Broken Communication
Weston Carol: I-Ops test subject, werebear. Book: Damage Report
Bane Antonov: I-Ops test subject, weregorilla. Book: Isolated Maneuver
Cody Livingston: I-Ops test subject, wereshark. Book: Wrecked Intel
Wheeler Summerbee: I-Ops test subject, vampire hybrid
Ace Hargraves: I-Ops test subject, werehorse
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Paranormal Security and Intelligence Ops: Shadow Agents
Bradley Durant: PSI-Ops: Shadow Agent Division, werewolf. Book: Wolf’s Surrender
Ezra: PSI-Ops: Shadow Agent Division, dragon-shifter
Caesar: PSI-Ops: Shadow Agent Division, werewolf
Gram Campbell: Shadow Agent Division, werewolf and magik. Book: Healing the Wolf
Armand Faucher: Shadow Agent Division, vampire
Seth: Shadow Agent Division, vampire. One of the founders of the Crimson Ops Division.
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Paranormal Security and Intelligence Ops: Crimson Ops Division
Bhaltair: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire. Book: Midnight Echoes
Labrainn: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire
Auberi Bouchard: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire
Searc Macleod: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire. Book: Expecting Darkness
Daniel Townsend: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire
Blaise Regnier: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire
Philandros “Landros” Mires: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire
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Paranormal Regulators
Stamatis Emathia: Paranormal Regulator, vampire
Whitney: Paranormal Regulator, werewolf
Cormag Buchanan: Paranormal Regulator, master vampire
Erik: Paranormal Regulator, shifter
Shane: Paranormal Regulator, shifter
Blurb
Wrecked Intel (Immortal Outcasts)
by
Mandy M. Roth
Operative: Cody Livingston (Shark-Shifter)
Wereshark and former Immortal Op Cody Livingston has spent decades keeping his head down and staying off the grid. Ever since he volunteered to be part of a test group when the government attempted to create super soldiers, he’s been in a fight for his life and those of the men he sees as brothers—fellow Outcasts. You see, his own government turned against him when the DNA manipulation attempts didn’t go as planned.
Now Cody spends his days trying to right the wrongs left in the wake of the experiments and protecting any innocents caught in the crossfire. This is easier said than done when he’s had to escape the clutches of a madman hell-bent on possessing Cody’s healing gifts and longevity. As old foes resurface, the stakes get even higher when Cody realizes he not only has a mate but that she’s in the crosshairs of the enemy as well.
To Jenn, Shane, and Kelli for setting aside everything to help make this book a reality. I couldn’t have done it without you. You are an amazing support team!
To the fans of the Immortal Ops Series World for letting me do what I love to do in each and every story. Thank you!
To the amazing and talented Gena Showalter for letting me use your name for my heroine. You are truly one of the sweetest and kindest people I know.
Note from Author:
While this book is a stand-alone title, I highly recommend reading Isolated Maneuver, Act of Passion, and Healing the World first for maximum reading enjoyment.
I hope you enjoy the fruits of my labor. I spent many hours and much brain power taking courses about sharks and marine life as well as researching it all in hopes of making Cody’s story the best it could possibly be. Any errors are my own and not that of the professors, instructors, and so on. I ask that you give me a bit of leeway, especially considering I’m asking you to believe a man can turn into a great white shark. LOL
To see a full list of the recommended reading order the Ops Series World please visit Mandy’s website. You can find it on the Immortal Ops Series page. Be sure you’re signed up for newsletter updates for information about the next book’s release.
Chapter One
Seventeen years ago…off the coast of Costa Rica
Cody Livingston stared at the bonfire before him, his beer in one hand, and a guitar propped near him in the sand as he sat on a beach blanket. The night air had a slight chill to it, which wasn’t exactly normal for that time of year in Costa Rica, so the bonfire was a welcome addition. Next to him was a sexy brunette (whose name he didn’t bother to catch or ask) who was downing yet another beer while she wore a bikini that covered next to nothing.
Not that he was complaining. Looking at her was no hardship by any means.
But he was pretty sure she should have stopped drinking several beers back. She and her girlfriends were in Costa Rica celebrating the upcoming marriage of one of them and had all flown from California to spend a week letting their hair down and apparently their panties as well.
If Cody was right, the bride-to-be was currently down the beach a way, having sex with two surfers she’d been hitting on earlier at the bar that was a short walk from the bonfire. What he did know for a fact was that neither of the surfers the woman was boning was her soon-to-be husband.
Cody didn’t care one way or the other about the morality of what was going on. If the people involved were all consenting adults and having a good time, it wasn’t his business. Sticking his nose in their affairs wasn’t something he planned to do. It wasn’t as if the woman was his soon-to-be wife or anything.
He snorted.
Not that he’d ever had one of those.
A wife. Soon-to-be or otherwise.
Hell, he didn’t even have someone who could be labeled a girlfriend, let alone a steady one. He slept with a different woman each time the need for sex hit him, which was often, with his condition as an alpha male shifter. He didn’t bother with things as trivial as names of the women he slept with or whether they were married. He wasn’t exactly proud of that but since it was his truth, he didn’t much care. He didn’t need to know their names or relationship status. It wasn’t as if he’d see them again. They were aware he wasn’t in it for anything more than sex. He was never shy about stating as much upfront.
No need to promise something he’d never deliver—commitment.
To date, no woman had turned him down. Hell, he rarely, if ever, needed to ask. They just offered themselves up to him. The woman beside him had more than hinted at wanting sex from him already.
Any other time he’d have been all about banging a hot chick, but he’d been off his game the last few nights. The urge for sex wasn’t there. And if it was, he hadn’t noticed it over the unease and anxiety that had been at the forefront as of late.
The woman giggled and tugged on his arm, nearly making him spill his beer. She had one of those laughs that was off…forced. As if she didn�
�t really find whatever it was that had prompted the laughing funny. Maybe she thought she was being cute. Or that her laugh was sexy.
He could assure her. It wasn’t.
The hiccup that followed made him wonder just how far in the bag she was.
While Cody had made sure she and her friends weren’t driving, he’d had no luck convincing any of them to slow down on the drinking. While he may not give two shits about their marital status, he did care about drunk driving. Innocents could end up hurt.
He was no role model, as he took another drink of his own beer. Then again, he wasn’t driving anywhere. The small beach bungalow he was renting temporarily was just up the beach a short walking distance. It didn’t matter that with his shifter metabolism, he would have to drink ten to twenty times more than a human just to feel the effects. It wasn’t in him to put other people’s lives on the line, and that was what someone did when they got behind the wheel impaired.
Since he wasn’t driving, he was doing his best to make that ten to twenty times more drinking thing a reality. He wanted to numb himself. Specifically, his overactive brain. While it wasn’t impossible for him to get drunk, it took some doing.