All Chapters of Aegis Group Task Force: Chapter 341 - Chapter 350

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Chapter 341: Candi

Her eyes were locked on the road, but every fiber in her being was aware of him. She swallowed and fought the urge to fan herself.Had she thought it was cold in here?Now she was practically sweating.Candi couldn't help the things she said. Okay, she didn't try to. Especially not around him. Years of conditioning had her expecting nothing in return. And now, here they were. Free to do whatever they wanted with each other."This complicates everything," she said."It was complicated before. Now we're just a bit more honest about it. There are things we can't talk about. But one thing you never have to guess about are my feelings for you. Understand?"She nodded.He was so close now she couldn't see the side mirror around him. Damn needing to watch the road. He bored holes into the side of her skull. "While we're talking about this, I'd like to agree on something else."Oh boy. Now what?"And that is?" she asked."No flirting. With other people, I mean." He shook

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Chapter 342: Quentin

Sunday. Atlanta, GA.QUENTIN WISHED TIME WOULD stand still. He knew that was impossible. And yet, he wanted this afternoon to never end.As they left the library, he swore he could still hear the minute hand ticking down the moments.After their early lunch they'd agreed the best way to spend the afternoon was by doing their separate research. The library was the best place for it. Hiding their digital trail was easy enough and they didn't attract much attention in such a public and diverse space.He'd spent the better part of the afternoon pouring over various history books, looking for something to jog his memory or make him think of a detail that had slipped his mind. But most of all, he'd cherished the quiet time he got to spend with Candi.Now, heading into a crowded bar, he found himself unreasonably irritated with everything from the music selection to the smell of booze.The basis for this?He didn't want to share Candi. Not with a bar full of people and especi

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Chapter 343: Quentin

Was Quentin watching too closely? Should he tone it down?No one was looking for him as far as he knew.Candi pulled out her laptop as soon as they got into the car, leaving him with his thoughts. They weren't anything new, just the same old merry go round of questions and doubts. He drove them across town to another cheap place where cash and no ID was just fine.Whatever lead Candi was following had her entire attention. She barely glanced up from the laptop, just walking from the car to the room. He chuckled and let her be while he grabbed their things from the trunk. He went through the routine of stashing their stuff and ensuring all entry points were as secure as possible."Do you have to flaunt your tight ass so much?" Candi said into the silence.Her words in the quiet startled him. Only until he worked through her question.It was the old Candi back again.A grin spread across his face, and he turned to face her. "What?"Candi's laptop was closed and she lay on

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Chapter 344: Candi

Monday. Hotel, Atlanta, GA.CANDI SLID HER FINGERS over the rough sheets. Seriously, they had the texture of paper towels yet were somehow indestructible. What was with that?Q shifted in his sleep. The arm around her waist tightened.She smiled into the darkness as warmth suffused her body.It was like he never wanted to let go.Reality nibbled at the edges of her mind. She shoved it away. For now, in the darkness, she could have the dream. Even if it came with a lumpy bed and weird linens.The alarm clock glared at her from the bedside table.Two o' clock.Mom had always called this the witching hour. Candi could still remember the first time she'd done true research. She'd been trying to find out how, exactly, the witching hour worked. What she'd found instead was a myriad of folk tales and superstition. Her younger self had been quite disappointed in that revelation. However, she would never forget the thrill of diving into it and figuring things out for herself.

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Chapter 345: Quentin

Monday. Unknown.QUENTIN KNEW TRYING TO see through the black hood was pointless. It didn't stop him from trying.Who were these people? Were they associated with Metis? Or were they Nadine's men? Had she finally caught up to Quentin?The half hour or so they'd spent in the van hadn't told Quentin anything. There were at least five men, and if he so much as twitched, one of them was on him. They hadn't, however, been as rough with Candi. Gender bias, or was this an order?That point alone made him question if Nadine was involved at all. He didn't picture her as the forgiving type given the grudge she must have against Candi for almost uncovering her."Put them in here," a new voice ordered."Together, or...?""Put them in here.""Alright. Shit."So not a well-oiled team.That could work in their favor.How the hell was Quentin going to get them out of this?Light loomed ahead. Finally. It was easier to make out things with enough light. He had the sense that

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Chapter 346: Quentin

Quentin should have tried to cut the bonds on his wrist.The footsteps were loud. And quick. Candi was right, that was only one person.Quentin put his back to the wall, opposite where the person would look. He twisted his arms in opposite directions, doing his best to get some slack in the bonds."Stay back, understand me?" he said to Candi.Unlike her, he had training.The steps were just on the other side of the door. There was one last step, then a pause. The door clanged as it opened. Quentin let the guy step inside, then dropped his shoulder and rammed the door shut on the man. The masked stranger yelped in surprise. But instead of trying to flee like Quentin had feared, the man covered his head and threw himself into the room.The door shut, locking them all inside.The man rolled away from Quentin. He rushed after him. Closing the distance, he drew back his right leg."Wait! Candi, it's me! Wait!" a man shouted.She shot to her feet."Wesley?"Quentin stag

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Chapter 347: Quentin

Quentin nudged Sprigg toward the wall.Those shots would bring more people after them. And if those two who had seen them were smart, they'd call it in to whoever was running this thing. That would undoubtedly make their escape more complicated.That said, Quentin didn't recall more than two turns on their walk into the room where they'd been held.Somewhere up ahead they'd turn left and then left again.He glanced at the cylinder. There was a doorway on the other side if they could get past all this junk."Sprigg? I need you to listen to me. We're going to climb through this stuff and go through the doorway on our left. Understand? Hopefully we'll run into the others. If not, we'll get out of here on our own and meet up with them later, okay?""Just get me out of here, man.""Stay close and watch behind us. I can't see everything."Quentin squeezed between a pipe and two barrels stacked end on end. Sprigg wriggled after him. Voices echoed off the concrete.Reinforcem

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Chapter 348: Candi

Monday. Unknown.CANDI SWUNG WITH THE axe. It was cumbersome and nowhere as easy as they made it look in horror movies, but she put all her strength behind it. The end of the weapon hit the man that had surprised them in the side. He jolted sideways.Wesley swung his fist, clocking the other guy in the temple. The man dropped his weapon and Wesley snatched it up, glancing behind them."Come on," he snapped.There was some yelling behind them. Her heart shuddered."Q?" she whispered.Wesley grabbed her arm and pulled her out into the night. The door guard had surprised them. According to her brother, only one man had been out here. Which meant another had joined him at some point."In the truck. Get in the truck now," Wesley ordered."But-Q?"She tried to dig her heels in. She really did. But Wesley was far too strong. He clearly didn't care one lick about Quentin, only about getting her out of here.And just what was her brother doing with Metis to begin with?

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Chapter 349: Candi, Nadine

Until Candi knew where her brother stood in regards to working for Metis, she wasn't going to thank him for shit. He had a lot to answer for."Okay, here's my plan," Wesley said. "There's a motel up the road a ways. It's off any well-traveled road, so Metis probably doesn't even know it exists. The brain power behind the org is pretty full of itself and the bulk of their skilled muscle aren't American, so it's easier to pull one over on them. I'm going to leave the two of you there and lay a trail for the Metis hounds to follow. I'll be back tomorrow with a better plan and resources. Okay?"Candi practically erupted. She was still shaking. No amount of Q's soothing was going to settle her. "No, that's not okay. I want answers, Wesley. Are you working for Metis? Are you part of this?"He scowled at her. "What? No. Not actually. I was undercover."Her anxiety over the whole situation caused her voice to rise with each subsequent question. "Then why are you here? Why is there a hi

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Chapter 350: Quentin, Nadine

Tuesday. Motel. Georgia.QUENTIN STARED OUT OF the gauzy curtains at the parking lot. Neither he nor Candi could sleep, though Wesley had urged them to try.The shower turned off.They'd need to eat soon.Wesley had left them with meager supplies. One fully loaded gun. Two burner phones. Five hundred cash. And two bags of food from a gas station down the street.Quentin didn't like staying here regardless of Wesley's assurance that they'd most likely be fine. Candi didn't appear to be at ease either, which only made Quentin want to get them out here even more.The problem was getting their hands on a car.The only ones available to them belonged to patrons or employees of the hotel. Those vehicles would be missed immediately, which meant there would be no lead time to work with. They'd need to have a plan about where they were going and how they'd get new wheels.Wesley had made a good decision. Putting them here left both Quentin and Candi wholly dependent on him.

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