Protecting Lulu (Global Protection Agency) by J. M. Jeffries Read Free Book Online Page B

twenty years ago, he’d been shot at his parents’ estate
in France. Since then he’d had four surgeries to correct the damage. For the
most part he could ignore it, but when he was under stress his knee was always affected
like right now.
    Lulu
was his life. He’d spent years protecting her only to find that what he’d done
wasn’t enough. He couldn’t lose Lulu. He’d only loved a handful of people in
his life, his parents, his grandparents, his aunt Julia who’d raised them after
the murders, and his baby sister, Lulu.
    When
Dave Larkins came to him and recommended Global Protection Agency he’d done his
research. He used all his government contacts to find out about the people he
was entrusting his sister’s safety to. Two ex-special forces officers, a lawyer
with Army Intelligence, a thief, a former French commando, a titled British
spy, and a CIA operative who were fairly new to the business, but they had a
reputation of getting the job done.
    They’d
handled several jobs the government couldn’t be connected to including bringing
in an al Qaida mastermind, a Mexican drug lord, and a Russian mob boss. Noah
Callahan seemed the perfect person to protect Lulu. Not an easy job for the
best of men. In his gut Wilder knew Callahan would die to keep Lulu safe.
    The
door to his office opened and his secretary Sylvia came in carrying a steaming cup
of coffee and a large envelope. Sylvia was quickly approaching sixty, but
didn’t seem in any hurry to retire. She’d started in the typing pool under his
father and worked her way up to become his personal assistant.
    Frankly
Wilder would have loved the woman to be on his executive staff, but she had
grandchildren and wanted to spend time with them. She’d turned him down several
times. To be honest, if he did elevate her to a board position, he didn’t think
he’d ever find anyone to replace her. She kept his office running like a well
oiled machine and didn’t give a shit that everyone called her Attila the Midget
behind her back.
    “Morning,
boss,” she said.
    “Good
morning, Sylvia. What’s on my schedule?”
    “You
have a ten o’clock with the Union reps, a lunch with Senator Townsend about the
FCC report, the summer television schedule mock up to approve, and it’s Ms.
McBride’s birthday. You are having dinner with her at Mist tonight.”
    Wilder
forced himself not to roll his eyes. He’d rather be having dinner with Bono and
his sister, talking about their charity work. “What am I getting her?”
    Sylvia
raised a grey eyebrow. “Apparently not an engagement ring.”
    Sylvia
was one of handful of people who were allowed to talk to him this way and he
let it slide. The English actress was a fun time in bed, but not the kind of
woman a man, who liked his peace and quiet, married. They’d been seeing each
other for several months and kept things very loose. The relationship suited
him, but he suspected Candace wanted more. He would be an excellent back-up
plan if her Broadway career took a nose dive.
     “Would
you call Tiffany’s and have them send a few things over? You pick something,
you know what she likes.” With the exception of his aunt, sister, and
grandmother, Sylvia did all his shopping for him. She had exquisite taste and
loved to spend his money. He thought he was getting off easy.
    “I
live to serve,” Sylvia said with a saucy grin.
    “With
grace and style.”
    “This
also came for you.” She put the envelope down on his pile.
    Wilder
took a sip of his coffee. Now he could start his work day.
    He
picked up a silver letter opener with a cobra shaped handle. The gift had come
from Lulu. He slid the blade under the flap as Sylvia busied herself setting up
his desk. The flap gave way easily enough and then he reached inside and pulled
out the papers. He recognized the header was one Bennington’s magazine Corporate used. Who would be sending him his own magazine?
    Pulling
out the magazine he saw Lulu on the cover. A red bulls-eye