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pushed her behind a dumpster, following
closely. He watched as the cars drove past and let out a deep breath, one
crisis averted. He could feel Elena shivering beside him and for the first
time, noticed she wasn’t wearing a coat.
    Shit,
he hadn’t thought of that when he decided to jump out the window. With this
temperature she would be a popsicle within the hour. He took off his coat and
handed it to her, she shook her head. Lucas grabbed her arm and roughly shoved
it through the sleeve hole. She relented and worked her arm through the other
one before buttoning the coat up. She gave him a grateful look.
    The
coat was still warm from his body and she felt her stomach flip when she took in
a deep breath and could smell him. He had an unusual scent, part cologne part
pure male. She snuggled deep inside his jacket which was several sizes too big for
her and trailed in the snow as she walked.
    They
had to get off the street and into a safe place wherever that might be. Lucas
took Elena’s hand again and together they joined the other people on the busy
street.

 
    Chapter 9
     
    Director
Vladimir Mishkin sat as his desk and listened to the report his men issued him. Elena Ivanova
had resisted SVR’s efforts to seize the American Special Agent. Although it was
still unclear if she was a willing participant or if Special Agent Gates had
taken her against her will, threatening her with bodily harm, fleeing into the
streets. His men were currently searching for them now.
    They
had to bring Lucas Gates in, he killed one of their own, accidentally or not
and his men would be after blood. It would be quite difficult to bring him in
alive. His men were not known for their pleasant treatment of cop killers. As
for Elena she made her decision the moment she went out that window with Lucas.
    Vladimir
knew he shouldn’t have put her back on the job so quickly. She hadn’t been
ready. But liaising with the American Special Agent was a job no one had wanted
and in a ditch effort to appease the US Government decided to bring her back
into the daily grind. She had not accepted the report given to her and had gone
off the deep end shouting conspiracy. She had to get it through her thick head
that Nikolai’s death was just plain bad luck. Although he had to admit he had a
tough time swallowing that as well. But he was not one to question. More than
likely it was another government’s agent who had had it out for Nikolai Nagregor
or he just plain got caught up in the crossfire.
    After
Nagregor’s death, Elena had been interviewed in standard formality to determine
what she knew about her husband’s job. What secrets did she know that could put
her or her country at risk? The agency had been relieved to find out that
Nagregor had kept to the regulations, non-disclosure to spouses or relatives.
He had not usually been one to follow the rules, only when they suited him but
he had known the risks. Now his widow was in deep trouble. There would be no
getting her out of this unscathed, at least not until they knew the score.
Lucas’s boss had emphatically denied any wrong doing on his agent’s behalf.
James Fitzgibbon had told him, if Lucas shot an SVR agent he had a damn good
reason for doing so. He had known Lucas for a decade now, knew the type of man
he was and he wasn’t the kind to go rogue. He was a dedicated agent of the CIA
and loved his country. He wouldn’t piss it all away by popping off another
agent. Vladimir wasn’t concerned about the why. He just wanted to get the mess
cleaned up and kept quiet. He gave the order. Bring in Lucas Gates under any
circumstances. Pity the person caught in the middle.
    Elena,
Elena. You should have got out while you could.
    Soon
there would be nowhere safe for Elena Ivanova and Lucas Gates.

 
    Chapter 10
     
    After
walking in silence for five minutes Lucas caught sight of a coffee shop and steered Elena
towards it. He could feel the warmth radiating from the building and was
already