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“Because I saw your name splashed across the news as having been car-bombed by a fucking RPG,” Hancock growled. “If they were taking such good care of you, then why the hell were you ever in that position to begin with?”
“Not to interrupt an apparent reunion here,” Joe said dryly, “but can someone tell me what the fuck is going on here? How the hell do you know Hancock, Eden?”
She turned startled eyes on Joe. “The question is how do you know Guy? And why are you all treating him like the enemy?”
Hancock slid an arm around her shoulders, pulling her into his side, and brushed a kiss over her brow. Swa
And yet suddenly so much made sense. With a startling moment of insight, Swa
Because Eddie knew Hancock was on his way.
“It’s all right, cupcake. Let’s just say that me and KGI go way back and have a somewhat tumultuous relationship.”
“That’s an understatement,” Nathan muttered under his breath.
“Come and sit. All of you,” Eden said in a firm voice. “I’ve had enough information withheld from me and it’s not going to continue. I want to know what’s going on here.”
“You aren’t the only one,” Swa
Hancock followed Eden into the sitting area, Swa
As soon as Hancock was seated next to Eden, his hand engulfing hers in a reassuring ma
“What the hell is going on, and I want it all. I don’t give a shit what your orders are or if this is some classified crap. I want to know exactly what the situation is here.”
“I only just learned of it myself,” Eden murmured. “Swa
Tears welled in her eyes, and it was all Swa
They obviously hadn’t ever had a sexual relationship because she’d been a virgin when Swa
“You found out about your mother,” Hancock said in a low voice.
Eden’s eyes widened, going even glossier with a sheen of tears. “You knew? Am I the only person who didn’t know?”
Hancock squeezed her hand. “I would have been here much sooner, but I was in deep cover and didn’t get your father’s calls until I saw the news and then checked my messages and spoke to Eddie. I’m sorry, cupcake. I should have been here to protect you. You have to know I’d never allow anyone to hurt you.”
She sniffled back the tears that threatened and gave him a watery smile. “I know, Guy. And please, don’t feel badly. As I said, Swa
Swa
Hancock looked at Swa
“Give me the rundown,” Hancock said, his expression now hard and focused.
Swa
“Tell him,” Eden said softly. “I trust him with my life. He deserves to know.”
“Just what is your relationship?” Swa
“Her family pretty much adopted me,” Hancock said, uncharacteristically breaking his habit of not revealing anything remotely personal. “I owe her father and mother a lot. Eden has always been like a sister to me. It’s because of them that I survived.”
This time Eden squeezed Hancock’s hand and smiled at him. Then she turned to Swa
Swa
Hancock’s expression grew colder and colder, fury tightening his features.
“So you have the other teams tracking this son of a bitch?” Hancock demanded.
Swa
“Not soon enough, apparently,” Hancock said in an icy voice.
“Eden is our top priority,” Swa
Hancock suddenly rose, pulling Eden to stand beside him and engulfing her in another huge hug. “I’m going to run, cupcake. There’s apparently a lot I need to do. I’ll check back in with you in a few days.”
Shit. This was not a good sign. Hancock could well blow KGI’s mission all to hell. Swa
She hugged Hancock back, and he kissed her cheek and then strode out of the suite, not saying a word to Swa
“Well,” Skylar said, breaking the awkward silence that had descended. “That was, um, interesting.”
Eden sat back down but checked her watch. “We need to leave soon. I don’t want to be late and cause more disruption to the filming. But I’d like to know exactly how you all know Guy. I’m completely confused.”
“We’ve bumped into him on a few missions,” Joe said. “Let’s just say our relationship is tenuous at best. We haven’t ever figured out exactly what his motives are, but he has helped us in the past as well as hindered us. We don’t know a whole hell of a lot about him. Our exposure to him has been brief at best. We kind of have a tacit agreement to stay out of each other’s way.”
Eden frowned. “So he does what y’all do?”
Swa
“Hancock is a law unto himself,” Swa
“Oh,” Eden said. “That makes sense. He did join the military. Followed in my father’s footsteps. It’s just that we rarely see him, so I figured whatever he did was top secret. He’s often gone for months at a time and I haven’t seen him in two years.”
Swa