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Authors: Lani Lynn Vale
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new respect for parking lots and public places that leave you isolated once you’ve gone through a beating as I had. I would take anything I could get.
Chapter 4
I’m not gonna count to three, I’m not even gonna count to one. You will shut the fuck up, or I’ll sing you a lullaby.
-Shawshank Redemption
Max
I ignored the whispers. The looks. The pointing. It’s like fucking high school all over again. These grown adults didn’t have anything better to do but gossip, and they didn’t even have the slightest idea what the hell they were even talking about, just passed off judgment based off of hearsay. Hell, it was nothing new, but it still hurt. I hated this part of my job. I didn’t enjoy inflicting pain, and especially not on a teenager. He was eighteen though, and that made him legal in the eyes of the law. It didn’t matter that he was helping his father, and only doing what he was told to do. At some point, you have to start thinking for yourself, not letting others do it for you. Especially when they put your life in danger.
This was some sick shit that this kid was sent here to do. It’s not something that hasn’t been done before though. As of right now, the kid was in surgery having the motherfucking bomb he had surgically implanted into his goddamn stomach removed. There’s no telling how long it’d been in there though. It had to be infected. The damn scar was even healed. They’d learned from their previous mistakes.
From what I learned from the kid before they took him in to surgery, they were waiting for a certain political figure to get here. The kid had no idea who it was, and I’d worked on him for hours, so I knew it was the truth, that he really had no clue. All non-essential personnel were evacuated from the building through low profile means so as not to tip off the dumbass’s father.
I needed a damn drink.
My sat phone chose that moment to ring, and I couldn’t help but smile when I saw who it was. “Hey, pretty girl.”
“Hey there, soldier. Speaking of soldiers, I seem to have a new doggie soldier holding down the home base as we speak. My boss cleared him for duty at work as well. I was also diagnosed with PTSD, and now have a right to take him anywhere I want to. I even have papers! Do you happen to know who would be able to accomplish all of that in less than a weeks time frame?” Payton asked sweetly.
From her voice, I could tell she was teasing, and not pissed as I thought she would be. “So how is Alpha, do you like him?”
“He’s actually very sweet. Claudia and I took him out to the track today and she showed me what to do if I ever have someone try to mug me again. She dressed in this massive protective suit, and she had me give the orders to attack. I swear to God the dog turned from sweet docile Alpha into Terminator Alpha in a split second. He also stops as soon as he hears my voice say stop, no matter if I shout it or whisper it.”
“Well, that is what he’s trained to do. Is she having you do this in German or English?” I asked curiously.
“He responds to both, but she is training me in English.” Payton explained.
I was glad as fuck that Alpha responded well to her. A weight seemed to lift off my chest that I hadn’t even known was there. “How did you sleep last night? Was Alpha there with you?”
She laughed and told someone to go lay down in the background, which I assumed was Alpha. “I think he knows we’re talking about him, and yes, he’s stayed the night for the last three days, it’s just the first time I could get a hold of you.”
That wasn’t surprising. Service was spotty over here anyway it went, but I’d been so fucking busy the past week that I haven’t been able to return any of the phone calls I’d received.
“Yeah, I’m sorry about that. Do you sleep better with him there?” I asked.
“Yes, I do. You know
Chapter 4
I’m not gonna count to three, I’m not even gonna count to one. You will shut the fuck up, or I’ll sing you a lullaby.
-Shawshank Redemption
Max
I ignored the whispers. The looks. The pointing. It’s like fucking high school all over again. These grown adults didn’t have anything better to do but gossip, and they didn’t even have the slightest idea what the hell they were even talking about, just passed off judgment based off of hearsay. Hell, it was nothing new, but it still hurt. I hated this part of my job. I didn’t enjoy inflicting pain, and especially not on a teenager. He was eighteen though, and that made him legal in the eyes of the law. It didn’t matter that he was helping his father, and only doing what he was told to do. At some point, you have to start thinking for yourself, not letting others do it for you. Especially when they put your life in danger.
This was some sick shit that this kid was sent here to do. It’s not something that hasn’t been done before though. As of right now, the kid was in surgery having the motherfucking bomb he had surgically implanted into his goddamn stomach removed. There’s no telling how long it’d been in there though. It had to be infected. The damn scar was even healed. They’d learned from their previous mistakes.
From what I learned from the kid before they took him in to surgery, they were waiting for a certain political figure to get here. The kid had no idea who it was, and I’d worked on him for hours, so I knew it was the truth, that he really had no clue. All non-essential personnel were evacuated from the building through low profile means so as not to tip off the dumbass’s father.
I needed a damn drink.
My sat phone chose that moment to ring, and I couldn’t help but smile when I saw who it was. “Hey, pretty girl.”
“Hey there, soldier. Speaking of soldiers, I seem to have a new doggie soldier holding down the home base as we speak. My boss cleared him for duty at work as well. I was also diagnosed with PTSD, and now have a right to take him anywhere I want to. I even have papers! Do you happen to know who would be able to accomplish all of that in less than a weeks time frame?” Payton asked sweetly.
From her voice, I could tell she was teasing, and not pissed as I thought she would be. “So how is Alpha, do you like him?”
“He’s actually very sweet. Claudia and I took him out to the track today and she showed me what to do if I ever have someone try to mug me again. She dressed in this massive protective suit, and she had me give the orders to attack. I swear to God the dog turned from sweet docile Alpha into Terminator Alpha in a split second. He also stops as soon as he hears my voice say stop, no matter if I shout it or whisper it.”
“Well, that is what he’s trained to do. Is she having you do this in German or English?” I asked curiously.
“He responds to both, but she is training me in English.” Payton explained.
I was glad as fuck that Alpha responded well to her. A weight seemed to lift off my chest that I hadn’t even known was there. “How did you sleep last night? Was Alpha there with you?”
She laughed and told someone to go lay down in the background, which I assumed was Alpha. “I think he knows we’re talking about him, and yes, he’s stayed the night for the last three days, it’s just the first time I could get a hold of you.”
That wasn’t surprising. Service was spotty over here anyway it went, but I’d been so fucking busy the past week that I haven’t been able to return any of the phone calls I’d received.
“Yeah, I’m sorry about that. Do you sleep better with him there?” I asked.
“Yes, I do. You know
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