{"id":98,"date":"2017-07-12T08:05:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T12:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/korysteed.com\/?p=98"},"modified":"2017-07-15T08:35:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T12:35:20","slug":"lost-faith-by-april-zyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.korysteed.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/12\/lost-faith-by-april-zyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Faith by April Zyon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lost Faith by April Zyon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gabriella Moreno was just a job, in and out to gain the objective, the death of her father. She turned out to be far more than that to Tobias Casey, however, from the moment he laid his hands on her too hot for words body.<\/p>\n

Gabriella had just come home from a two-year stint abroad. The first night home she snuck out, never dreaming for even a moment anyone would be stupid enough to take her. Boy, was she wrong.<\/p>\n

Faced with brutal truths, Gabbie followed her gut, and her heart, which, it seemed, all led to one place, Tobias. The heat of her homeland was nothing compared to the touch of this man. In his arms, she found something she had craved all her life, the other half of her soul.<\/p>\n

Yet, how can she ignore the fact that the man who owns her heart is also the man who wants to take the last of her family?<\/p>\n

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Another day, another dollar. Only these days, Tobias and his team were getting paid a hell of a lot more than they had been in the military. Now they could set their own fees for doing the jobs that no one else wanted to do, or maybe couldn\u2019t do, since they did on rare occasion work for their government\u2019s shadier sectors. But there was no oversight, no backseat driving, and they paid big to get shit done.<\/p>\n

Their current operation was one they\u2019d been working on for nearly three weeks now with no success. The first week had been recon, getting oriented, and making sure they had their exits memorized for when they achieved their strike.<\/p>\n

The only thing was, as they\u2019d discovered during week two, the target they were after didn\u2019t ever leave his super secure compound. Not that Tobias could blame the guy. Their target was a dictator, an arms dealer, a drug dealer, and a mass murderer. There were people worldwide hoping that Tobias\u2019 team finally managed to do what no one else had to date.<\/p>\n

Now it was week three and they were still watching the compound to figure out their way in. Or as Tobias was beginning to believe would be easier, how to get the asshole to come out. They\u2019d tried forty different ways to infiltrate the compound. None had worked. Which actually made sense, given the target, Juan Moreno, or Senor X as they referred to him over com, had hired himself an ex-Special Forces soldier to be the head of his security. Tran Quan was American born but had ties to the Yakuza. Extra weight to be brought to bear should it be requested.<\/p>\n

Taking a small drink from his canteen, Tobias ignored the sweat trickling down his spine. His attention was locked on a small group of vehicles approaching the compound. Binoculars up, he brought the lead car into focus and easily recognized one of Moreno\u2019s drivers. \u00a0His attention moving to the second car, he was surprised to see Quan in the front passenger seat. The man was normally glued to Moreno\u2019s side so to see him out without Moreno\u2026 this was big.<\/p>\n

\u201cRipper, we have four cars approaching the compound. I need to know who exits the second car once they stop inside. Get pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRoger that, Rogue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ripper and Cherry were up on the mountain using some seriously high-powered tools to stare down into the compound. Their position was treacherous since they were, literally, dangling off the face of that mountain. One wrong move and they\u2019d be headed straight down toward death.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re turning toward the gate now. Not stopping either, they\u2019ve been waved right through,\u201d Tobias reported. The gates slid shut but not before he spotted a slender leg wearing a dainty shoe at the end slipping out of the door being opened by a guard. Instantly, he felt his gut clench in need to see the body went with that limb.<\/p>\n

A soft whistle came through the com. \u201cDamn, she\u2019s fucking hot. Think she\u2019s banging senor X?\u201d Herc asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo young for him, you oaf,\u201d Cherry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike that would stop the old fucker. We all know he doesn\u2019t care about age. One of the reasons why we\u2019re here to see him shot,\u201d Herc told her. \u201cPersonally, it\u2019s my only reason to see his head explode under the impact of my bullet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCut the chatter. Tell me you have photos for everyone that came in those vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cConfirmed,\u201d Ripper said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood, get your asses down from there. Scout will be here to relieve me soon, then we need to get back and review everything.\u201d Tobias was hopeful that somewhere in those photos he might find a way to pull Moreno away from his security blanket.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s his daughter, Gabriella Moreno.\u201d Rainer said. His words had everyone\u2019s attention. Tobias couldn\u2019t figure out who was more shocked. Turning in his seat Rainer shook his head. \u201cI had to dig, and dig deep. The old man has her buried.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMakes sense,\u201d Winston muttered. \u201cShe\u2019s his Achilles.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was right.<\/i>\u00a0\u201cWe need to keep eyes on her. If we get the opportunity, she\u2019ll be the one we grab. I have a feeling that even with all his enemies gunning for him, he\u2019ll do anything to protect her.\u201d All they had to do was get their hands on her and use her to bait Senor X.<\/p>\n

Picking up the picture Rainer had printed out Tobias stared at it. It wasn\u2019t a shot from the compound but one he\u2019d pulled from social media. Gabriella had her head tipped back, laughing at something or someone. She looked carefree and totally at ease. Young, too.<\/p>\n

The young woman was just over five foot three inches but those come fuck me heels made her closer to five feet seven, she was thin but not waiflike like so many of the women today. Her hair however, was a riot of auburn red curls that seemed to have a mind of their own, and she didn\u2019t bother trying to tame them. Which said something about the woman herself. She might not have the largest breasts that he had seen in his life but hers seemed to work her body perfectly, like a perfect handful, that distracted him completely.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need everything on her from birth until the moment she went through those gates, Rainer. Leave no stone unturned. I think we\u2019ve just found our hot button for daddy Moreno. We grab her and he\u2019ll deliver himself right to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou sure you want to do that, boss?\u201d Cherilyn asked. At his sharp look, she held up her hands. \u201cI\u2019m down with it, but even if she does leave the compound, you know she\u2019ll have a taskforce worth of guards with her. No way is Moreno letting her out in this country without protection up the ass.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we\u2019ll be ready for that. Our best shot will be if she goes into the city. It\u2019ll allow us to blend in and when the time\u2019s right, grab her up.\u201d At Cherilyn\u2019s snort, Tobias turned a glare on her. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDude, no offense or nothing, but you do not blend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rainer was shaking his head. \u201cI have to agree with her, boss. You tend to stick out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can blend just fine, I\u2019ll have you know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou keep thinking that. In the meantime, I think I\u2019ll update the other boys and we can add their hilarity to the vote count against you.\u201d Cherilyn patted his chest, walked past, and promptly burst out in laughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can and will fire your ass,\u201d Tobias called after her.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, you won\u2019t,\u201d she bellowed back.<\/p>\n

No, he wouldn\u2019t, but that didn\u2019t mean he couldn\u2019t think about it, in great detail.<\/p>\n

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