Operation Alpha. Justine Davis

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       Chapter 1

      “Hi, Mr. Foxworth.”

      Quinn Foxworth looked at the blonde, sweet-faced teenager standing in the doorway of the Foxworth northwest headquarters. She wasn’t alone, but he focused on her because she looked familiar. He couldn’t quite place her; yet she obviously knew him.

      Before he could speak, his dog, Cutter, trotted around the far corner of the building. Foxworth tracker Liam Burnett was at his heels, giving a playful swipe at the dog’s plumed tail. Liam had volunteered for fetch duty this afternoon, and while summer might have ended, it was still warm enough that he’d worked up a sweat. Cutter, however, showed no sign he’d even had a workout.

      The instant the dog caught sight—or scent—of the newcomers, his head came up and he broke into a run. He came to a halt at the girl’s feet, sat politely and gave her a tongue-lolling, old-friend sort of greeting. The girl tilted her head to look at him, smiling widely. His tail began to wag happily, again as if this were a long-lost friend.

      And suddenly Quinn knew.

      “Emily?” he asked, startled.

      She turned her gaze back to him. “I didn’t think you’d recognize me.”

      “It took a moment. It’s been—”

      “Six years. I know.” She reached up and touched the locket that was on a gold chain around her neck. “I still wear it every day.”