There was no sign of Leila.
But there was no hiding for her. Vance would make sure of that. He and Abby were now jobless, according to their official records.
Unofficially? They’d be working underground, helping witnesses and abuse victims escape. People who needed to disappear.
People the system failed.
People like Mary.
People like Ethan. So no, there weren’t many places Nita or Leila could hide from them or from Teige.
“It’s the right thing,” Abby told him now. “We’ll make his sacrifice worth it.”
Vance put an arm around her, looked into the distance and gave a nod that wasn’t meant for her.
All endings were beginnings. Some of them were just better than others.
Abby watched Vance glance off to the side for the briefest of seconds before he turned his attention back to her.
“Knox wasn’t just a doctor, was he?” she asked.
Vance flicked his gaze somewhere over her shoulder again. “Apparently not.”
“At least he was on our side.”
“At least we were on his.”
Finding out that all this was done just because they were good, just because they were researching…it was devastating. Devastating in its simplicity. There was no ‘bad guy’—there was an entire organization that had grown massive arms and legs, and it had all started from Vance’s father and his obsession with psychological games.
If there was one thing Abby understood, it was the reach of psychological games. She also understood that somehow, there were always guardian angels who were there solely to protect and serve, and she’d happened on one of them.
“We’re safe, Angel. As safe as we can be. As safe as we will be…”
He was giving her an out, an opportunity to say, then let’s stay this way and not do a damned thing more. And she’d thought about that—she had. This decision hadn’t come easily to her. But she’d made it. “We’ll be okay, Vance.”
He nodded before admitting, “You were right about which cast was going to detonate.”
She smiled. “Haven’t you learned by now that I’m always right?”
“Always?”
“I’ll give you one percent but I will never admit it. Out loud.”
He shook his head like a man who knew he’d been beaten but in this case, he didn’t look the least bit upset. “Ready?”
“More than.”
“Good. We’ve got work to do.” And hand in hand, they walked out of their old lives and into the future.
Epilogue
He had his own copy of the Whitelist now. One mission down, one to go. This time, Leila wouldn’t have luck—or him—on her side.
Because he was a dead man. And dead men had all the fun.
Mirror Me
A Mirror Novel (1)
Don’t miss MIRROR ME:
Book 1 in the Mirror series, on sale now
Kayla Peters hasn’t been Claire Cooper for six years…but the past is about to catch up with her, and nothing will ever be the same.
Kayla's in witness protection, being hidden from her twin sister by the US Marshals Office. When Kayla moves in next to a former Special Forces operative, she discovers that he’s got a dark, dangerous past of his own…and that he might be the only person who can help her survive.
Teige doesn’t want to like Kayla. Since the death of his CO and Teige's retirement from Delta Force, he’s been taking on the most dangerous jobs, pressing the luck he feels has followed him his entire life. He’s convinced it'll run out, because he knows no one can be that lucky all the time. And when he discovers who Kayla really is, and what kind of trouble's following her, he realizes he’s up against the most dangerous—and personal—job of his career.
Rule of Thirds
A Mirror Novel (2)
Book 2 in the Mirror series is on sale now!
Jacoby Razwell has been a grifter, a vic and an FBI agent in WITSEC…
He's also the brother of a serial killer.
Jacoby Razwell comes from a family of gypsies, tramps and thieves…but when he discovers that his sister, Jessica, is a killer, he immediately tries to extricate himself from her. In retaliation, his sister leaves him badly scarred, words of warning carved into his body. He immediately runs to Special Agent Ward Thayer, the man in charge of the unsolved murders that Jacoby knows his sister is behind.
Ward takes him in and puts him under the FBI's protection. But Jacoby wants more, and, after a year of cooperating with the FBI, he insists on entrance to the Academy. Jacoby completes the training at Quantico with flying colors, and soon he's hunting Jessica—and other serial killers—next to Ward. They've become partners at work and partners at home…until Jessica finds a way to tear them apart.
Now, charged with protecting a witness who has his own dangerous secrets to hide, Jacoby and Ward must attempt to bring Jessica to justice at last, all the while knowing that this time they'll have to run toward danger and put their lives—and their relationship—on the line.
Coming in 2017
And finally…
Don’t Miss DOUBLE BLIND: Mirror Book 4…
coming in 2017 from Stephanie Tyler
About the Author
Stephanie Tyler is the New York Times bestselling author of romance novels spanning multiple genres, including Romantic Suspense, New Adult, Paranormal Romance and Contemporary Romance. She’s a hybrid author who writes for multiple publishers, including Random House, NAL/Penguin, Harlequin, Carina Press, Mammoth Books, Belle Books and Samhain Publishing, as well as Riptide (as SE Jakes) and indie publishing. Her books have been translated into half a dozen languages, nominated for an RT Readers’ Choice Award and garnered top picks from RT Books Magazine as well as starred reviews from Publishers Weekly. She’s a frequent workshop presenter and has contributed stories for anthologies for charities, including SEAL of My Dreams, which has raised over 150K for the Veterans Medical Association.
Visit Stephanie Tyler at www.stephanietyler.com.
SE Jakes is the pen name for New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Tyler, and half the co-writing team of Sydney Croft. First published in 2011, SE Jakes has quickly risen to be a bestselling author in the LGBT romance genre, as well as a fan favorite. Her books are frequently highlighted in USA Today and have been reviewed by Library Journal and RT Books Magazine. She’s been nominated by several sites for Favorite M/M author and has finaled in the Goodreads M/M Romance Readers Choice Awards in 7 categories. She’s a hybrid author who writes for Riptide Publishing and Samhain Publishing, and she indie publishes as well.
Visit SE Jakes at www.sejakes.com.
Sydney Croft is the alter ego of Stephanie Tyler and Larissa Ione, two New York Times bestselling authors who blend their very different writing interests into adventurous tales of erotic paranormal fiction. Together, they developed a world where people with extraordinary abilities, like the power to control storms, could live and work with others like them. The series has been described as “Erotica meets the X-Men,” and is unique in its own “erotic superhero romance” niche. Larissa and Stephanie live in different states and communicate almost entirely through email, though they often get together for conferences and book signings.
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