More Than a Mission - Caridad Pineiro [0]
Elizabeth had to be good at it, Aidan thought as they reached her cottage. The woman he was getting to know didn’t jive with what he knew her to be—a ruthless killer.
“Although I didn’t ask you to, thanks for walking me home, Aidan.”
He shrugged. “It’s the least I could do.”
She arched one eyebrow. “Really? And you expected nothing in return?”
Aidan chuckled. “Well, maybe one thing.”
“And what would that be?” She tossed down the gauntlet.
One side of his mouth quirked as he slowly leaned toward her until he was barely an inch away. “Last chance.”
His breath was warm against her lips. She imagined just how much warmer his mouth would be on hers. And so she closed that last little distance and covered his mouth with hers….
CARIDAD PIÑEIRO
MORE THAN A MISSION
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CARIDAD PIÑEIRO
attended Villanova University on a Presidential Scholarship and earned her Juris Doctor from St. John’s University. Caridad is the first female partner of an Intellectual Property firm in Manhattan. Caridad is a multipublished and award-winning author whose love of writing developed when her fifth grade teacher assigned a project—to write a book for a class lending library. She has been hooked ever since.
Look for Death Calls and two other books in THE CALLING Vampires series beginning in November 2006! Book #2 in the series, Danger Calls, was a Catalina Magazine Top 5 read for 2005 and Darkness Calls was an Affaire de Coeur 2004 Reader’s Poll Finalist for Best Paranormal. Look for Sex and the South Beach Chicas in September 2006 from Downtown Press.
When not writing, Caridad is a wife, mom and attorney! You can contact Caridad by visiting www.caridad.com.
To my mother-in-law, Mary Scordato, who opened
her heart to me and has always been there when
I needed her! I couldn’t ask for a more
loving and wonderful mother-in-law.
Special thanks and acknowledgment are given to
Caridad Piñeiro for her contribution to the
CAPTURING THE CROWN miniseries.
Contents
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
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Epilogue
Chapter 1
She’s to be taken alive, Aidan Spaulding reminded himself as he walked the streets of Leonia, trying to become familiar with the lay of the land before heading to his latest assignment—identifying the killer of Prince Reginald, the man who would have been king of Silvershire.
Corbett Lazlo, Aidan’s boss, had received information that a world-renowned female assassin was behind the killing. The Sparrow, as she was known, was believed to have poisoned the prince. Aidan was to confirm that and try to capture the elusive gun for hire.
Aidan had more personal reasons for wanting the Sparrow caught. Two years earlier, he and his best friend, Mitchell Lama, had been on the trail of a suspected terrorist as part of another Lazlo Group detail. They had been about to close in on their suspect, unaware that the man they were seeking was also being sought by the Sparrow.
Mitch and he had split up in the narrow and twisting alleyways of Rome’s Trastevere section, communicating via walkie-talkie as they attempted to corner their man.
When the walkie-talkie in his hand had gone dead, Aidan had realized his friend was in trouble. After years in the military together, Mitch knew better than to go incommunicado without signaling his partner. The nature of the mission had changed suddenly as Aidan raced through the alleyways, now trying to locate Mitch. He had finally found the friend who was almost like a brother sprawled on the ancient cobblestones of a back alley.
Mitch had been nearly gutted and was