Free All The Right Reasons (The Seduced Series) by Jackie McMahon

and I agreed to. What do you have to say for yourself?” He asked as he stood up and walked to the front of his desk and leaned on it.
    “This is not something I had any control over, I didn’t anticipate this. You think I didn’t try to stick to the plan? You know me Colin and you know I love this agency and that I’m loyal to it,” I said.
    “Were loyal,” he corrected me. “Now your loyalties lie elsewhere and that’s the problem,” he said. “I can see you love her Dennis, I only hope you understand the risks of that,” he said as he walked back around and sat down again as I nodded gravelly. “The question is what do we do with her,” he said and my eyes flashed towards Angelina’s direction. “I know that if you had to choose, you’d pick her, am I wrong?” He asked and I shook my head yes. He knew me all too well. “And if I forcibly took her away, you would snap all our necks without thinking twice. I don’t want to fight you for her Dennis, because I know I’ll lose. I’m a smart man; I know what you’re capable of and I know you could take me down,” he said smiling slightly. His confession shocked me. Colin is not the type of man to admit defeat or weakness. That’s why he’s one of the most feared men in this agency. “You’re an exceptional asset to us and the agency is not ready to let you go over this, your girlfriend is a liability and it shows weakness to the CIA, something that we can’t afford,” he said.
    “What if that part was taken care of ?” Angelina asked, speaking for the first time since we arrived. Colin and I both looked at her in shock. “I know I have no business asking this but I’m kind of in the middle of all this mess and I have an idea that could benefit all of us,” she told Colin. I groaned as I put my head in my hands; I knew where she was going with this. She was going to sell her crazy idea to Colin, I only hoped that he wouldn’t buy it. Colin eyed me then looked back at Angelina.
    “Really? What did you have in mind?” He asked Angelina, genuinely curious.
    “That I too become a secret agent,” she said and Colin ’s eyebrows shot up. She held up her hands so she could finish. I smiled at how she could get anyone to stop and listen to her. “Hear me out first. Instead of being a weakness and a liability, I will become an asset to both the agency and Dennis,” she said so sure of herself. She was good because Colin actually thought about it for a second. “Furthermore, Dennis won’t have to lose me and you wouldn’t have to lose him either. Think about it Colin, this way everybody wins. Dennis can stay and you won’t have to erase my memory because I’ll be one of you. The rules will than become void,” She said. “Plus I have a powerful relic,” she added while raising the hand the ring was on. I was about to object when she shot me a ‘don’t even fucking think about it’ look, Colin rubbed his chin in deep thought and then he nodded to himself.
    “I hate to say this …but your idea could work,” he said smiling. Angelina smiled too in victory. Damn, Colin was a traitor; I was counting on him to turn her down.
    “No ,” I said shaking my head. “Let’s be realistic here Colin, she inexperienced and she knows nothing about this type of business. It’s far too dangerous for her,” I said to try and change Colin’s mind.
    “Nah, the inexperienced part can be taken care of. Besides she has you, that’s an advantage no one else has. You’re letting your feelings cloud your judgment my boy,” he said as Angelina nodded in agreement with him. I shook my head rolling my eyes in irritation, Colin stood up eyeing my reactions. “As long as she is willing to do this, I won’t stand in her way. Besides the agency will benefit from this in the long run, I can guarantee that,” he said resolved as I slumped back into my seat, defeated once again as Angelina smiled. “You think you can do this?” Colin turned to ask Angelina