Ethan cracked open a Red Stripe, brewed in nearby Jamaica, and took a sip. He sighed contentedly. That was living. A woman at his side. A good beer in hand. The sun beating down on his chest. The azure ocean stretching calmly all the way to the horizon.
The flashbacks were completely gone. Utterly banished. He didn't think those memories would ever bother him again.
He hoped so, anyway.
His cellphone buzzed on the deck nearby.
Bretta grimaced in annoyance. "I thought we'd be far away from any cellphone towers by now."
Ethan leaned over and picked up the smartphone. A message from Sam read:
Enjoy your vacation. You've earned it.
"Who was it?" Bretta asked, lifting her sunglasses.
Ethan tossed the phone to the deck. "An old girlfriend. She wants to know when I can meet her on the island."
"Liar."
He wrapped his arm around her, intending simply to rest his hand on her shoulder, but she surprised him and mashed her lips against his.
He pulled back. "When are we going to try that lobster?"
"Later," she said.
She slid a hand behind his head and drew him close.
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Table of Contents
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Clandestine
Copyright
Epigraph
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
A Cold Day In Mosul
Copyright
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapt
er 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Epilogue
Terminal Phase
Copyright
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Epilogue
Afterword
About the Author
Acknowledgments
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