Throwback Thursday 1/5/2023

This week my Throwback Thursday is from Shifting Chaos, book 4 of The Sleepless City. This series is cowritten with Anne Barwell.

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“This is a sucky plan,” Forge said as he climbed down from the driver’s seat of the SUV Tsekani had provided. He hadn’t asked too many questions about the vehicle, other than to find out if it had a full tank of gas and to get assurance it wasn’t hot. He opened the rear gate and grabbed a backpack off the floor, shrugging it on.

“It’s the only plan we have right now,” Declan reminded him. “Let’s get this over with.” He turned to Blair. Both of them were dressed, like Forge and Lucas, in all black.

Lucas punched Forge’s shoulder lightly. “It’s been a while since we’ve broken into a place.”

“We’ve never broken into a place, Lucas. Sometimes we haven’t broadcast we were there, but never out-and-out breaking and entering,” Forge pointed out. They were a few blocks from their target. Lucas carried a small cooler. Everything Blair and Declan needed was stored in their pockets, other than a pint bottle of cheap vodka Blair held.

“Are you clear on what to do?” Declan asked Blair, who held up the vodka, grinned, and nodded.

“Yep,” Blair said. “Step one. Drunken and lost man. Distract the guard and lift his keycard.”

“You do know even though those guys aren’t real cops, they have guns, right? Don’t think a gun can’t hurt you,” Forge put one hand on Blair’s shoulder and massaged gently for a few seconds.

“I know,” Blair said softly.

“I’ll meet you in,” Declan glanced at his watch then pulled his sleeve down to cover it. “Five minutes. Don’t do a thing until I tell you to.” He held up one finger, then pointed to Forge and Lucas. Blair nodded and looked at Forge. “You two be careful. Take care of each other.” Declan took Lucas’s hand and squeezed.

“We always do,” Lucas assured him. “The big guy here and I might not have a done a lot of breaking and entering, but we’ve done plenty of the covert stuff.”

“See you in a bit,” Declan said. He let go of Lucas and sprinted down the street.

Forge moved his hand and curled his fingers around Blair’s neck. “Hey. You do everything Declan tells you to and you’ll be fine.”

“I’m not so worried about me,” Blair said. “I do listen. You, on the other hand—”

“Will also be fine,” Forge leaned in and kissed Blair’s forehead. “The fact I’m not still in Argentina is a testament to that.”

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