Honor 06 - Honor Under Siege

by Radclyffe

  “ The better question is, who do I trust. Cam shrugged. “I trust you, but there are too many eyes and ears in this building and all over this city. Cam laughed bitterly. “Hell, the CIA put people inside an escort service. You can bet they have them in the White House.

  “ Its unorthodox to work that far outside the system.

  “ Matheson came after Blair, Cam said flatly. “Ill do whatever I have to do with or without anyones approval.

  Lucinda glanced at Blair. “It boggles my mind that you havent killed her.

  “ It was touch and go for a while when we first met. Blair smiled softly and entwined her fingers with Cams. “Once you get to know her, of course, you discovershes just as dangerous as she sounds.

  “ And what about the wedding, Lucinda said dryly. “Considering recent events, have you two decided to take the prudent course and delay?

  Cam eased back against the sofa and said nothing.

  “ Were getting married Thanksgiving weekend in Colorado, Blair said. “You can try to keep it a secret if you want to, but its going to leak and we all know it, so you might as well go ahead and announce the details.

  Lucinda shook her head. “Youre sure?

  “ Weve been sure for a long time, Blair said.

  “ And until then?

  “ Were going back to Whitley Point, Cam said, “to finalize details for purchasing the house. Wed also like to arrange for renovation of the Aerie.

  “ I thought wed decided that the security breach was too severe to risk Blair returning.

  “ We need a place to live in Manhattan if Cams base of operations is there, Blair said. “And thats my home.

  “ Blair and I talked about it on the flight down here, Cam said. “The breach wasnt because of an inherent problem with building security, but because Matheson had an inside person providing him with details and access. Instead of reinventing the wheel somewhere else, well correct for weaknesses there.

  “ Ill discuss it with the president. Lucinda held up her hand when Blair started to protest. “You can save the damn declaration of independence, Blair. There are some things he wants to know about, and your security is one of them. Thats the way it is.

  “ Okay, Blair said quietly. “But Ill talk to him about it, okay?

  “ I suppose it is a father-daughter thing. Lucinda smiled fleetingly. “So, where are we then?

  “ Well, Cam said, “we know our enemy, which is the critical element necessary to win any war. We have the best people anywhere in the world working for us. And we have every reason in the world to prevail, so eventually, we will. She smiled at Blair. “As to the immediate future, Blair and I have a wedding to prepare for.

  Blair pulled Cam to her feet and slid an arm around her waist. “Finally, a plan I cant find anything to argue with.

  Lucinda laughed. “Will wonders never cease.

  “ No, Blair said, kissing Cam tenderly, “not in this lifetime.

  About the Author

  Radcly f fe is a retired surgeon and full time author-publisher with over twenty-fi ve lesbian novels and anthologies in print. She is the recipient of the 2003 and 2004 Alice B. Readers award for her body of work and has been short-listed for the Lambda Literary Awards and Golden Crown Literary Society Awards multiple times, winning the 2005 Lambda Literary Awards with Erotic Interludes 2: Stolen Moments ed. with Stacia Seaman and Distant Shores, Silent Thunder and the 2006 Gold Crown Awards with Justice Served . She has selections in numerous anthologies including Call of the Dark , The Perfect Valentine, Wild Nights , Best Lesbian Erotica 2006 and 2007 , After Midnight, Caught Looking: Erotic Tales of Voyeurs and Exhibitionists , First-Timers, Ultimate Undies: Erotic Stories About Lingerie and Underwear , A is for Amour , and Naughty Spanking Stories 2 .

  She is also the president of Bold Strokes Books, a publishing company featuring lesbian-themed general and genre fi ction.

  Her forthcoming works include Winds of Fortune (Oct 2007), and In Deep Waters: Volume 1 , an erotica collection written with Karin Kallmaker (2007).

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