Chapter FourteenEmily jolted upright in the bed. She tugged aside the blackout curtain and sunlight streamed into the room. Her gaze shot to the nightstand, and she grabbed her watch. Five minutes after six. That wasn’t possible. She held the timepiece to her ear and frowned. No ticking. In her anger at Gerard, she’d forgotten to wind it before retiring for the night. A rookie move if ever there was one.
She rolled her eyes and slapped her forehead. Gerard had every right to get testy with her. She continued to take one step forward and two steps back. Why on earth had she been selected? Did all the new agents make these kinds of errors?
With a deep breath, she swung her feet over the edge of the bed then closed her eyes. “Dear God, what have I gotten myself into? Is this really your pla
