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Spider's Web by Shanon Condon
Synopsis:
Over three years have passed since Maggie’s near fatal injury. She is restless running the team’s special ops missions from the safety of the Grid. No sooner does she re-enter the real world when her past finds her. In an instant, Maggie’s life is forever changed. Unsure who to trust, Maggie tries to navigate her new reality. Will she be able to choose her future, or will she remain trapped in the web of enemies she created?
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The sun was below the waterline, and Maggie could barely see her hand in front of her face. The night was turning cloudy. With Celeste holding onto her tightly, Maggie headed through the building. By memory, Maggie moved along the walls to her bedroom. She could not see well enough that a quick survey told her no one was in plain sight. She closed the bedroom door silently and led Celeste into the bathroom, Glock first. Maggie that it was clear.
“Keep your cell in your hand,” she said to Celeste, keeping her voice low. “Get down in the bathtub, and don’t open the door.”
Celeste grabbed her hand and shook her head, a pleading look in her eyes begging Maggie to stay.
Maggie leaned in close and whispered in Celeste’s ear. “They are here for me, not you. Stay safe, call Shep. I’ll go take care of the intruders.” Maggie kissed her mom’s cheek and locked the bathroom door as she closed it. Then she closed her bedroom door and went out into the house.
Maggie wasn’t alone. She could feel people around her in the dark. She slowly moved through the family room, staying away from the uncovered window. She was almost to the kitchen when she spotted the first intruder, lurking near kitchen window. She didn’t wait for him to spy her. She put a bullet in his gut. The noise from the Glock brought commotion from upstairs. Maggie dove behind the sofa and aimed toward the stairs in anticipation. Two men came running down. Maggie shot the first one in the knee and he rolled down the rest of the flight in agony. She got the second man in the upper arm and thigh and felt a stinging in the side of her neck. She felt for blood but there was none. It was a dart. She looked up to see a fourth man coming in from the front door. Her neck burned. Then blackness set in.
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