Epilogue
Brandon Horton wasn’t sure what to make of Legendary Security. He’d been here two days, and so many people had been coming and going, it was hard to keep track of who was who. And then there were the puppies. Six of them. Although several were going to individual apartments on the property when they were old enough. But all the homes were connected to the men here.
Brandon only really felt comfortable in a chair propped up against the back wall out of the way. The trouble was, they weren’t letting him stay there. Then Michael, and Rory sporting his new cowboy hat, had stuck close to not make him feel isolated.
Ice had walked over several times to get him to fill out paperwork. He’d done that and had passed it back and then continued to stay quiet in the background. He was getting paid, but he sure as hell didn’t know why or what for. He’d expected to be shipped out on a job immediately, but so far that hadn’t happened.
The phone rang in the house. He wasn’t even sure who was supposed to answer it. He knew it wasn’t him. He barely knew what was going on from day to day.
When Ice walked in, her tone clipped and urgent, the atmosphere shifted. Something was up. She turned on the big screen in the kitchen and hit an alarm on the side of the door. People poured into the room. He pulled farther back, watching curiously.
An image filled the screen.
“Kasha, you’re on the screen. Go ahead.”
“Ice, Bullard has gone missing,” said a tall, lean young woman with long black hair, worry creasing her face and fatigue pulling on her features. “Six days ago, five of us traveled to his new property on the Tunisian border. He said he wanted to stay for another day alone. Get a feel for it. So he sent us away. We expected him back the next day, but when the pilot landed to pick him up, there was no sign of him. He hasn’t answered his comm. Our men are out on multiple missions, so we’re shorthanded here.”
“We’ll send four men. Two from here but Merk and Stone are in Europe. They’ll arrive within a few hours of each other.”
Brandon watched the relief light up Kasha’s eyes. With her long dark hair and slightly honey-toned skin, she was a knockout. He could see some of the room behind her. It looked like the command center of a big military operation. He’d never seen anything like it in a personal home.
“How long?” Kasha asked in clipped tones.
Ice looked at her watch as if mentally calculating and said, “Twelve hours for the first pair. Faster if I can.”
Kasha looked like she wanted to argue, then conceded quietly.
“In the meantime,” Ice said, “gather as much information as you can. Who saw him last? Where? Did he have plans to go anywhere? What is his weapons situation like? Understand?”
“Understood.” Kasha clicked something in front of her, and the screen went dark.
Levi stepped up beside Ice, their two heads bent in conversation.
Brandon watched the others explain about Bullard to those who weren’t in the know. He actually knew Bullard, had met him a couple times. Not Kasha. He’d have remembered her.
Ice walked out of the room, Levi behind her. Brandon grabbed another cup of coffee and watched to see what, if anything, would come of this. After another hour, he headed to his room.
Levi caught up with him in the hallway. “Brandon, in three hours, you’re leaving for the airport.”
“Where am I going?” he asked, interested to see what his future with the company would hold. He’d been afraid he’d be stuck babysitting stars in California.
“Africa to find Bullard. And the time frame is yesterday.”
And just like that Levi was gone.
This concludes Book 12 of Heroes for Hire: Rory’s Rose.
Reconnect with unforgettable secondary characters from SEALs of Honor in a brand-new spin-off series. Previously Levi and his team were caught unaware by a cartel in Mexico and suffered the consequences of betrayal. That event drove Levi to establish his own company, Legendary Securities, on property inherited from a reclusive uncle. In the pursuit of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, he employs former SEALs he trusts implicitly to work with him on dangerous, covert private missions.
Brandon, the newest member of Levi’s team at Legendary Securities, heads to Africa. Bullard purchased a new holding there, but, shortly after arriving, went missing.
Kasha has worked for Bullard for five years. She’s familiar with most of those who work for Legendary as well. Brandon proves his worth almost immediately, planning her boss’s rescue and staying right by her side in the days that follow while they determine what imbroglio Bullard’s stepped into. Accident or a deal gone horribly wrong, it seems Bullard was running guns and now his newest holding is under attack. Their emotions, heightened by danger, run hot as Brandon positions himself instinctively at Kasha’s side—which is exactly where he hopes to be permanently if they can just find a way out of this rapidly escalating mess.
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