INVISIBLE POWER BOOK TWO: ALEX NOZIAK (INVISIBLE RECRUITS) Read Online Free PDF Page A

is that Vaverek is a stronger adversary than we thought, has more resources available than we assumed, and is willing to risk a dozen preternaturals to find out our strengths and weaknesses.”
    “Nice summation.” Jaylene nodded, arms crossed. “I’d say Vaverek one, the IR Agency zero. Even with whatever Alex just pulled off.”
    I shook my head, regret making it hard to even spin back a response.
    “So what now?” Kelly looked around as if trying to read our expressions behind her still-blind eyes.
    No one answered right away. Though I noted everyone kept their gazes averted from mine.
    I stood to shake off my lethargy. Noziaks don’t mope. Well, not for long. All I managed to accomplish though was to set off the bongo drums in my head.
    I squared my shoulders before I spoke. “Jaylene’s wrong.”
    “About what?” Mandy stepped forward to defend her ally. I had to give her credit for being willing to mess with me after what she’d seen me do.
    “It’s Vaverek two, IR Agency zip.” I let my gaze rest on each of them individually, even sightless Kelly before I spoke again. “Vaverek is still holding my brother hostage and Van’s time is running out.”
    “If he’s still alive.”
    Leave it to Chiquita-girl to stick the blade in and twist.
    “Yeah, if he’s alive.” Like it or not I had to agree. Every hour that Van remained a prisoner meant that whatever torture he was going through would be successful. And once that intel was extracted, Van was no longer needed.
    Think about him. Not me and my screw up.
    My brother knew a heap-lot about the preternaturals who worked with humans, particularly in Europe, even if those humans didn’t know who, or what, were rubbing shoulders with them. Expose those non-humans and all hell would break out; pogroms, witch-hunts, mass stakings of anyone assumed to be a preternatural. The Council of Seven would no longer be able to hide the existence of non-humans and neighbor would be eyeing neighbor worldwide.
    “You look like you have a plan.” Vaughn’s voice shook me from my dark thoughts. “It’d better include all of us.”
    Not what I wanted right then. What I had in mind was better accomplished witch-to-warlock. Alone. “Yeah, I do.”
    “Going to share?” Jaylene nudged.
    “Vaverek may have won this round.” I scuffed my beat up shoe against the sidewalk, wondering how I was going to get what I wanted, a free hand, only make it seem like someone else’s idea. “But there are five of us, six including Stone.”
    “Don’t forget Ling Mai.” Kelly came to her feet.
    Jaylene snorted. “Yeah, she’s a nuke all on her own.”
    Ling Mai was the head of our agency and Jaylene was right. Our secret weapon working behind the scenes.
    “So we have seven to one.” I was just warming up. “Surely between us we can find and nail this bastard.”
    Mandy played devil’s advocate. “Paris is a big city.”
    “But we’ve already destroyed a city block and the morning’s still young.” Use humor to deflect them from looking too closely at what I wanted to do, which was a solo mission.
    Stone stepped into the mix. ”You’re saying let’s get a move on it.”
    “Yeah.” I nodded. “Play to our strengths. Ferret out where this guy’s hiding. How he connects with the troop he sent after us. Rattle some people.”
    Stone shrugged, then shot a lightning fast, and sexy grin at Vaughn. “Princess, you should have some contacts here from your days as an ambassador’s daughter.”
    “Damn right I do,” she purred back. “Bet I get a lead on Vaverek before you do.”
    “You’re on.”  Stone had to have some Irish in him to rise to the bait that easily. Either that or there was an unstated sub-bet going on, not that I needed the details.
    But at least two of them were heading out on their own. Three left to take care of.
    “I don’t know a lot of French but I do know the underbelly of a city.” Jaylene stepped forward. “I’m sure I can shake loose