Out of the Shadows (Tangled Ivy #3) Read Online Free PDF

apologetic.
    “So even after you said we were through and left me the apartment . . .”
    “Yes,” he said, his palm brushing my cheek. “Even when I didn’t think I’d be back, I couldn’t help wanting to know how you were, what you were doing.”
    I pulled back. “How nice for you,” I said stiffly. “Whereas I was left to wonder each day if you were still alive or not.”
    “Awkward,” Ty mumbled under his breath. I shot him a look and he shut up.
    “We can argue about it later,” Devon said. “For now, we need to plan.” He turned to Beau. “What did you find out?”
    “Well, you were right. Vega’s ticked off some people in pretty high places. They think she’s become too powerful and want her taken out. Unfortunately, she’s got too many balls in vises.”
    “What does that mean?” I asked.
    “She’s got too much dirt on too many people,” Devon said. “She’s spent the past forty years collecting every secret and skeleton in the closet of every politician in Britain. No one dares oppose her.”
    “Which is why the CIA is willing to help,” Beau said. “Off the record, of course. I let The Powers That Be know that you’ve gone rogue and are looking to terminate your association with the Shadow and Vega. They like the idea of the British owing us one, so they’ll help you and turn a blind eye, even keep the FBI off your backs for a while.”
    “To take Vega out, I need to get back to London,” Devon said. “There’s no way that’s going to happen on a commercial flight.”
    “Agreed. But if you drive down to Key West, we can put you on a boat to Gitmo in Cuba. From there, we can fly you into London under the radar and outside of prying eyes, both theirs and ours.”
    “Drive to Key West. How long will that take?”
    “From here? About twenty-four, twenty-five hours,” Ty answered.
    “We can put Ivy in a safe house—” Beau began.
    “No,” Devon interrupted, his voice hard. “Absolutely not. She’ll come with me.”
    Beau looked surprised. “But it’ll be dangerous—”
    “So will leaving her behind. I trust you, but no one else. Leaving her behind is out of the question.”
    I was thrilled at this, my heart having sank when Beau talked about a safe house. I didn’t want to let Devon out of my sight, even for a moment. And it appeared he felt the same way.
    “Okay then,” Beau said. “I’ll give you the name of the contact in Key West.”
    “Wait,” I interrupted. “What about my job? My friends and family? Won’t they have the cops out searching for me by now?” I couldn’t imagine how worried Grams had to be after not hearing from me for the past few weeks. Or Logan.
    “The FBI took care of that,” Beau replied dryly. “You decided to quit your job and go on sabbatical with the Peace Corps in Venezuela.”
    My eyes widened. “Are you kidding me? No one who knows me would buy that.” Did they even have air conditioning in Venezuela?
    “They’re less concerned about people buying it than just having a plausible reason for your disappearance,” Ty clarified. “Sketchy cell service in South America. And the Peace Corps isn’t known for providing its workers with five-star hotel accommodations, so it’s not like you can call home frequently. All in all, not a bad cover story.”
    I shook my head, knowing that there was no way Logan would believe such a story. He had to know it had something to do with Devon, which would be just as bad, because he wouldn’t think to raise any alarm about my disappearance.
    Beau and Ty got to their feet. “Good luck, my man,” Beau said to Devon. He turned to me. “Take this,” he said, handing me the gun he’d given me the day before. “You may need it.”
    “Thank you,” I said, impulsively giving him a hug. “Thanks for coming to get me.”
    “No problem,” he said with a grin. “You were the one going all Sarah Connor. Way to be badass.”
    He fist-bumped me, which I half missed because no one I knew