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Covert Operative

Tells about a man, he is merried and has a daughter but his behavior, cant to a good father for his child. He deserves to be called a mercenary man, you want to know why? because. Lets get into the story.

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6 Chapters

THE COVERT IDENTITY

The story unravelled a young man in his early twenties. From work he boarded a bus enroute from Surulere to Aguda. As the journey progressed, he was in thoughts regarding how he would take care of his domestic needs that weekend. He reached home only to be met with the deteriorating situation at home. That weekend, there was a heavy downpour and as a result, his foam was drenched in the rain due to a leaking roof. Justice, nonetheless, went to call his best friend and neighbour to help him wriggle out the water but was directed to the chairman's house where his friend was and that was where he met the woman who changed his life. Being an architect by profession, he designed a tunnel that caught the attention of his boss. In a bid to seek for contract overseas, his boss was granted approval to the contract through this young man’s design. Afterwards, he travelled to the USA to finalize the deal. Upon his return, his boss stumbled on something which revealed the young man’s paternity. Eventually, he turned out to be the son of his rich boss. His mother's whereabouts were revealed. The father, mother and son wedded on the same day. He lived on to enjoy his life afterwards after realizing his covert identity.

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36 Chapters

Twins for my Alpha Ex-bodyguard

Retired Marine. Force Recon. When Callan 'Cannon' Asher retires from the Marines and joins the best security firm in Miami, the jobs seems too easy. Protecting civilians is all he knows, pulling the trigger on people who don't deserve it is all he knows. When he receives a job to protect the Mayor's daughter, all hell breaks loose because the raven haired girl isn't just a brat but unlike any woman he has ever seen before. When he sleeps with her and abandons her when she gets too clingy, he learns the hard way that love isn't like one of his covert missions in Afghan (simple and fast) but a shitty complicated game. He never wanted to settle for one woman. Yet she's the only woman in his mind. He never dreamt of having a family behind a white picket fence. Yet she gave him sons. Twins! Most of all he never expected to lust over a married woman because not only did Nicole Montenegro screw him over by hiding his sons from him but she also went ahead and got his children a man to call their dad. For him, this is by far the most deadliest mission he has ever been on. Code name: Cannon Mission: Get his woman and his sons.

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66 Chapters

My Unsuspecting Mate

Cole Miller was recuperating after a covert operation when his father's lawyer came knocking on his door, and as soon as he saw the old man he knew he was bringing a ton of trouble his way only he didn’t know of the magnitude. Forced to go back to his family estate to bury his father, Cole discovered he had inherited his family's ill-gotten fortune, his grandfather's oil wells and an enslaved female his father termed 'the merchandise', a woman who was already sold and was to be picked up by a cruel mafia boss he knew too well. After spending a steamy night with her and discovering what she was, Cole understood better why Rufus wanted her. And despite knowing the trouble he would bring his way if he stopped her sale, he tried to help her regardless. When his family estate was attacked by unknown assailants, Cole engineered an escape and found himself in a changing tide of danger, one minute he was captured, chained, and in the den of wolves who hated humans, and next, he was on the run to protect a woman who was not entirely woman and who claimed to be his mate.

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109 Chapters

I'm Stuck in Another World with an Idiot

The life of a pessimistic seventeen-year-old took a 180-degree turn after a tragedy occurred and led to him being mysteriously transferred to a new world. Miles Reyes, who has lived an ambitionless and solemn life, now walks a dangerous path filled with troubles ever since his transmigration. And while he wanders on unknown lands, he meets a particular idiot who became his salvation. As the two develop feelings for each other and experience many "first," what unfolds is a journey that dives into the machinations of human emotion, and touches on the timeless struggle of every soul, which is the key to finding happiness. Covert art by: https://instagram.com/emman_toy?utm_medium=copy_link (Author's Status) I'll mass release tomorrow! About 20 thousand plus words!

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56 Chapters

BETRAYED BY THE BILLIONAIRE, CROWNED BY FATE

“She was never his weakness—she was his only shield.” When Aria Chen divorced billionaire Leon Hart, New York’s elite sneered, betting she’d crawl back within days. She never did. Three years later, the world is rocked when Dr. Aria Vale, CEO of a revolutionary cybersecurity empire, steps into the spotlight. The mysterious genius who built a billion-dollar company from nothing is none other than Leon’s discarded wife, the woman everyone thought was just a pretty ornament. But Aria was never the naive socialite she pretended to be. She was an undercover operative, protecting Leon from enemies while he betrayed her. The wife, mocked as “weak” was actually his hidden shield, sacrificing her career and her heart to keep him alive. Now, every powerful man wants the queen Leon threw away a renowned scientist seeking partnership, a financial titan proposing an empire, and an actor offering devotion. Each sees the brilliance Leon ignored. Then Leon discovers the truth: Aria’s sacrifices, her secret double life, and the daughter she’s been raising without him. For the first time, the man who once took her for granted must fight for her love. But can he compete with men who valued her from the beginning? A story of love, betrayal, and power where the king must kneel before the queen who never needed saving.

90 Chapters

What Psychology Tips Help A Covert Operative Manage Stress?

4 Answers2025-08-27 09:37:27

Sometimes I get obsessed with the little rituals that steady me — a three-count inhale, a flick of a lighter, the smell of espresso — and those tiny acts are the real unsung heroes of staying calm. When things pile up, I break stress into what I can control versus what I can't. Physically, I use box breathing (4-4-4-4) and a grounding checklist: name five things I can see, four I can touch, three I can hear. Mentally, I use a short script to switch personas — a neutral phrase that signals 'work mode' or 'off mode' — and a physical cue like rolling my wrist to finish the transition.

I also give attention to recovery: short naps when possible, strict caffeine windows, and micro-exercises (calf raises behind a cafe table, shoulder rolls in a crowd). For emotional load, I practice labeling emotions quietly — naming fear or irritation often halves its intensity. I keep a secure, private place to blow off steam: a burner journal with odd doodles and a playlist that can shift my mood in five songs.

Finally, I carve out trusted decompression rituals — a phone call with one steady person, or a hot shower where I deliberately plan nothing. These feel small, but they actually prevent burnout in the long run; they've saved me more times than I can count, and they might help you too.

How Does Clear And Present Danger Portray Covert Operations?

1 Answers2025-08-31 14:23:33

When I dove into 'Clear and Present Danger'—first the book, then the movie on a rainy evening while nursing a mug of tea—I was struck by how the story treats covert operations like living, breathing organisms: messy, compartmentalized, and always hungrier than the people who feed them. Tom Clancy's novel revels in the bureaucratic scaffolding around clandestine work: the memos, the classified briefings, the legal gymnastics that try to dress up shadowy missions in paper. The film trims some of that fat and pushes the action forward, but both versions keep a sense that covert actions are less about James Bond glamour and more about logistics, plausible deniability, and the human cost when politics and fieldcraft collide. I scribbled notes in the margins of my paperback and paused the movie a few times to mutter at the screen—there’s a real appreciation in both mediums for the ways secrets spread through networks of people rather than neat lines on a map.

From my spot on the couch, watching Jack Ryan get yanked between analysis and policy, I appreciated how the story uses covert ops to expose institutional tension. Covert operations in 'Clear and Present Danger' are portrayed as instruments wielded by politicians who need results without accountability, and by military or paramilitary actors who must improvise in chaotic environments. Clancy’s strength is showing the operational nuts-and-bolts—logistics, chain-of-command, communications discipline, off-the-books funding, the use of third-party contractors and proxies—while also showing how fragile those nuts-and-bolts are when politics, ego, and corruption get involved. The result feels eerily plausible: an operation that starts with a clean objective devolves into moral compromise, coverups, and tragic collateral damage because human error and ambition are never absent.

If you’re the kind of person who nerds out over realistic spycraft, 'Clear and Present Danger' delivers a believable cocktail of HUMINT, SIGINT, covert insertion, and deniable deniability—plus the ugly reality that intelligence is often imperfect and misread. That said, fiction compresses timelines and ratchets tension in ways reality seldom does; the story amplifies secrecy for dramatic payoff, and the chain-of-command leaps sometimes feel more cinematic than procedural. What I love is how both the book and film force you to feel the ethical gray: covert ops are tools that can protect lives but also erode institutions when not anchored to oversight. After finishing it, I usually find myself replaying scenes in my head, wondering which moments reflect true tradecraft and which are dramatic shorthand—and that curiosity is part of what keeps me re-reading and re-watching it every few years.

What Are The Signs Of Covert Incest In Silently Seduced?

4 Answers2025-12-12 22:18:40

Reading 'Silently Seduced' was eye-opening—it put words to dynamics I'd sensed but never fully understood. The book describes covert incest as emotional enmeshment where a parent treats a child like a surrogate partner without overt sexual abuse. Signs include excessive emotional reliance (e.g., a parent sharing marital problems inappropriately), boundary violations like demanding constant attention, and guilt-tripping the child for seeking independence. The child often feels responsible for the parent's happiness, stifling their own emotional growth.

What struck me was how subtle this can be—like a mother insisting her teenage son be her 'confidant' about loneliness, or a father expecting his daughter to prioritize his needs over friendships. These relationships leave kids feeling trapped, confused, and oddly 'special' in a way that later sabotages healthy adult connections. The book's exploration of how this manifests in adulthood—through intimacy issues or chronic guilt—really lingered with me long after reading.

What Gadgets Does A Covert Operative Use In Modern Missions?

3 Answers2025-08-27 01:08:38

I get a little giddy talking about this stuff — there’s a weird thrill in picturing the tiny, brilliant tools that let someone go unseen and unheard. On a typical kit list I’d pack a few layers: comms and op-sec first. That means a stash of burner phones with wiped firmware, encrypted satellite messengers for when cell networks are toast, and a small hardware crypto-token for two-factor login. I always carry a Faraday pouch to quarantine devices, a few pre-programmed SIMs, and a compact VPN router that I can hide in a backpack. Coffee helps when I’m setting them up at 2 a.m., soldering a micro-USB into a Raspberry Pi that will impersonate a legit access point.

Then there’s recon — tiny cameras and listening devices that are actually gorgeous feats of engineering. Micro-drones with quiet rotors for rooftop recon, keychain-sized cameras that stream encrypted feeds, and thermal monoculars for night work. I fiddle with microSD cams that look like a button or a USB stick; they’re tiny, stupidly useful, and I have a drawer full of batteries and adhesive patches. Physical access tools are low-tech but essential: a set of slim jims, modular lock picks, RFID cloners for door badges, and materials for quick disguise swaps — hat, glasses, a jacket that changes the silhouette. I keep a multitool, a compact med kit, and a portable power bank that can charge a drone in a pinch.

Cyber gadgets round it out: a USB stick loaded as a 'BadUSB' for social engineering drops, a handheld spectrum analyzer to find hidden mics or cameras, and a few exploit kits I’d deploy legally and ethically in exercises or red-team scenarios. People often picture sci-fi cloaks from 'Mission: Impossible', but really it’s a messy blend of tiny gadgets, patience, and boring tradecraft — and yes, a lot of coffee and quiet confidence when you walk past the security desk.

Which TV Series Center Around A Covert Operative Team Dynamic?

4 Answers2025-08-27 10:48:01

Back in college I used to binge shows with a half-empty pizza box and a notebook of episode names I liked — covert team dynamics always hooked me fast. My top picks are 'Mission: Impossible' (the original TV run if you want classic tradecraft vibes), 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' for the suave Cold War team interplay, and 'The Unit' for gritty, military-style small-team operations. For modern takes, 'Spooks' (aka 'MI-5') and 'Le Bureau des Légendes' dig deep into the emotional cost of undercover work, while 'Strike Back' is pure adrenaline with a tight duo that feels like a tactical team.

If you prefer lighter fare, 'Chuck' blends everyday awkwardness with a spy team and great chemistry. For moral grey zones and procedural thrills, 'The Blacklist' and 'Person of Interest' give you task forces and unconventional alliances. I’ll also toss in 'Burn Notice' and 'Covert Affairs' — both center a single operative but rely heavily on their supporting teams, which makes them feel very team-driven. I love how each show frames loyalty and deception differently; sometimes the team is family, sometimes it’s a ticking liability, and that tension is what keeps me watching.

Can I Download The Covert Narcissist For Free?

5 Answers2025-12-09 11:41:12

Books like 'The Covert Narcissist' are often floating around the internet, but honestly, I’ve always felt a little conflicted about downloading stuff for free. Sure, it’s tempting, but authors put so much work into their books—research, writing, editing—and they deserve to be compensated. I’ve found that libraries often have digital copies you can borrow legally, or sometimes publishers offer discounts. Plus, supporting creators means more great content in the long run!

If you’re really strapped for cash, maybe check out forums or subreddits where people discuss the book’s themes. You might find summaries or discussions that give you the gist without needing the full text. But if it resonates with you, consider saving up for it. It’s one of those books that feels worth owning, especially if you’re exploring psychology or self-help topics.

How Does A Covert Operative Infiltrate Corporate Espionage Rings?

3 Answers2025-08-27 05:19:20

I get pulled into this topic every time I see a spy thriller on a weekend binge — there’s something delicious about the cat-and-mouse in 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' or the corporate twist in 'Mr. Robot'. To be clear up front: I won’t give step-by-step instructions for sneaky wrongdoing. What I can do is talk about the big-picture patterns, the motives, and the kinds of vulnerabilities people exploit, and then flip it to how defenders and ethics-minded folks respond.

At a conceptual level, infiltrating a corporate espionage ring usually involves several broad layers: picking a believable cover or social role, making useful contacts, and finding or creating opportunities where sensitive information changes hands. In fiction and history, people lean on social dynamics (trust, reciprocity, status), technical gaps (weak controls or misconfigured systems), and the human tendency to shortcut due diligence. Rings are social ecosystems — they recruit through existing networks, exploit pressure points like money or ideology, and rely on compartmentalization so the whole network isn’t exposed if one person slips up.

Because I love both novels and real-world analysis, I also watch how defenders think. Companies that fare better tend to invest in basic cybersecurity hygiene, clear access controls, employee training that treats folks like humans (not guinea pigs), and strong whistleblower channels. If you’re curious about the subject, I’d recommend reading fiction alongside non-technical reporting and ethics-focused pieces: it helps you see both the glamour and the very real harms. I’ll always push the practical, legal paths — like getting into security, compliance, or investigative journalism — if you’re fascinated by this world but want to stay on the right side of things.

How Much Does A Covert Operative Earn In Private Security?

3 Answers2025-08-27 22:35:09

I’ve watched this topic from the inside and the sidelines long enough to know there’s no single paycheck that fits everyone. In lower-risk private security roles that involve surveillance, intelligence analysis, or discreet investigations, you’re often looking at a broad annual range — roughly $40,000–$80,000 in the U.S. for salaried positions. Move up to high-end executive protection, corporate close protection, or specialized surveillance teams and you get into about $60,000–$150,000 depending on experience, location, and whether the gig is full-time or contract.

For truly high-risk or overseas contractor work, rates jump dramatically. I’ve seen day rates from $500 to $2,000+ for experienced operators, and some niche specialists or team leaders command $200k–$300k+ a year when you roll in per diems, hazard pay, and long deployments. Important money factors: security clearances, relevant certifications (medical, tactical driving, firearms quals), language skills, prior military or law enforcement background, and the client’s tolerance for risk. Working in the Middle East or maritime security often comes with tax-free pay or big allowances, which skews those numbers upward.

Don’t forget benefits: a slightly lower salary with solid healthcare, retirement, PTO, and training opportunities can be worth more than a flashy day rate. Also remember the law — private security must operate within local and international law; illegal or grey activities are a fast track to losing contracts and freedom. If you’re considering a move into this world, audit your certifications, build a verifiable ops history, and be ready to negotiate per diem, insurance, and clear legal frameworks for each assignment.

Where Can Readers Find A Covert Operative Origin Short Story?

4 Answers2025-08-27 02:09:28

I get a little thrill hunting down origin stories for covert operatives—it's like piecing together a puzzle where every fragment hints at who they become.

If you want a classic, tangible start, grab a copy of Ian Fleming's short-story collection 'For Your Eyes Only'—it's full of Bond shorts that feel like origins and formative missions. For pulpier vibes, dig through archives of 'Black Mask' or older issues of 'Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine' and 'Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'—they're treasure troves for hardboiled and spy-flavored shorts. On the modern side, check out 'Tor.com' for speculative spy pieces and 'Uncanny Magazine' or 'Strange Horizons' if you like origin tales with a weird or sci-fi twist.

I also binge-read on my commute: 'LeVar Burton Reads' has occasional espionage shorts in audio form, and Audible's shorts/Singles section sometimes runs origin-style pieces. If you want searchable convenience, try the Kindle Store and search for "spy short story" or "origin short story"—you'll find indie authors and Kindle Singles who love writing origin beats. Happy sleuthing—there's always a new origin that hooks me on the first paragraph.

Where Can I Read The Covert Narcissist Online For Free?

4 Answers2025-12-12 18:44:35

I totally get the urge to find free reads—budgets can be tight, and books add up! But 'The Covert Narcissist' is a bit tricky. Most legit platforms like Amazon or Google Books require purchase, and while some sketchy sites claim to have free PDFs, they’re often malware traps or piracy hubs. I’d check if your local library offers digital loans via apps like Libby or Hoopla. Libraries are unsung heroes for readers!

If you’re into psychology books, maybe explore free alternatives like academic papers on narcissism while saving up. Supporting authors ensures more great content gets made, y’know? Plus, used bookstores sometimes have cheap copies!