Covert Operations by Sara Schoen Read Free Book Online Page B

high school. I’ll just take a while finding things, and when she forgets she’s only seeing me so that I look for her brother, then I can make her mine and take over the cartel like I’m supposed to.”
    “And if she doesn’t forget?” I asked through clenched teeth.
    “I’ll make something up, or I’ll get you to find something on the guy. It can’t be that hard.” Camden didn’t say anything after that. I wanted to tell him he couldn’t do this to her, that it would only hurt her more in the long run, but he wouldn’t care. Camden was just looking for someone tolerable so he could take over. He didn’t care whether or not he hurt her, and if I did tell him, I would end up revealing my identity, and I couldn’t do that.
    I had to find a way to get her out of this. I needed to see Demon. I would have to leave something for him, and hope that he got back to me before I blew my cover and ruined years of hard work. Otherwise, I would only put more people in danger.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 6
     
     
    Camden had given most of the cartel members the day off so he could work with his father at the new base. I was told to take some time off after I handled a few people for him. Some of the cartel members had family members or friends who had been working in the compound the night the raid occurred. Camden said he wanted to give them a few days off in case feelings were still riding high even a few months after the raid. In the long run, Camden was a nice guy, showing respect for those who’d lost someone close to them, but I still didn’t trust him. I knew he had another objective. I just wasn’t sure what.
    Shortly after joining the cartel, I learned each person had their own motives that only benefited them. They wanted to make sure if something went south they were taken care of, but they didn’t realize it was impossible to stay safe in this business. When someone joined the cartel, it was either out of loyalty or they had no other options, but either way there wasn’t a way out. If they tried to run, go to the police, or find another way to escape, they were dealt with permanently and I was typically the one to do it.
    I had to take care of a few of the survivors, as well as some of the ones who’d run away. The deserters were handled first, taken care of swiftly. Person after person entered the warehouse, but none of them ever left. I felt a shiver race up my spine at the thought. I had to follow all the orders given to me to keep my cover, but did I have to kill innocent people? Yes, unless I wanted to be killed instead.
    Here, every day was a fight for survival. Sometimes I barely made it, and it grew increasingly harder. The last few days had been hell for me. Danielle was constantly calling Camden to plan more dates, which meant soon he would need information on my old life. He’d have Danielle wrapped around his finger in no time. I needed to look for things in the cartel, then maybe I could get her out of this before she became too involved.
    At least, I hoped I could. I took a deep breath, letting it take the stress with it as I exhaled. I couldn’t think about that now. I already had too much on my plate. I needed to clear my mind, so I decided to go for a run. The only way I had alone time was by running. Even while alone in the loft, there were other guards around. We didn’t mingle, but knowing they were there didn’t allow me to feel completely alone and only pressured me to keep my cover in case they noticed something out of character.
    I retreated to the room I had been sleeping in since I’d been put on around the clock protection for Camden. Miguel thought it necessary after Camden had almost been killed in a weapons trade, and after the other agent had gotten close enough to them to blow them up. Camden hadn’t gotten along with the second in command of the Son Reyes Cartel, and soon the trade erupted into gunshots. I’m not sure how it had been resolved, but I knew