Book Excerpt
“I know what you’re thinking, but we both know you can’t do that.”
Noticing Ives clenching his fist, Walzinski empathized with
his overwhelming urge to strike something to relieve his anger. Walzinski
understood and tried to rationalize the situation.
“Washington has the power. They make the rules, and it’s up
to the rest of us to find the loopholes.”
“Bureaucrats! They haven’t the slightest idea what goes on
in this country, the domestic conflicts they overlook while playing their
international war games.” He shook his head. “Serious housecleaning is in order
there.”
“No time now to kindle the fire for that witch hunt,”
Walzinski stated, although his tone praised Ives’ comment.
Ives stared at him. He knew Walzinski had no idea how far he
would go to be with Allina. Still, his demeanor presented a clue, as he
commented, “Don’t be fooled by the hyena’s smile.”
Walzinski sighed, still not realizing the extent of Ives’
outrage. “Jeez, I’m sorry if we interrupted you. How are we supposed to know
what you’re doing in the back of your limousine? I mean, are you confessing to
Mally’s reports about you and your harem?”
Ives expelled a breathy laugh and looked away.
Walzinski shook his head and smiled. Already knowing the
answer, he walked toward Ives while he mumbled, “You always get all the good
jobs and all the women to seduce.”
Ives stood looking up at the night sky as he remembered how
she felt in his arms, the touch of her lips as she gave herself to him. And
what did he do? He betrayed her. How did he thank her? He wrote her death
sentence. Now the bureau had her and they would not let go until they got
something from her. What they expected, he could only imagine.
“How will I make her understand?” he thought. Numb from it
all, Ives stood paralyzed and lost in his inner turmoil.
Walzinski tapped his arm with the back of his hand. “It’ll
be okay. You love her, and it’s obvious she loves you, but we can’t do anything
about that now except keep it a secret. You know, once Washington sinks their
teeth into something, they don’t let go. We have our orders, and we have to
follow them, or we can’t help her.”
Ives stared at the
limousine. Just moments ago, he was in there with her, and now, every passing
minute widened the chasm between them. He then turned around
and walked toward an unmarked car, leaving Walzinski standing alone.About the Book
Title: The Killing Game
Author: The Black Rose
Genre: Romantic Suspense
A seductive story about corruption, sin,
lust, and redemption. The series opens as Ives Andrich, Special Agent
in Charge of the New York Division of the FBI, is confronted with
investigating the woman he has waited a lifetime to find. Because of her
more than accurate novel about an Italian crime lord, the Bureau,
against Ives’ wishes, asks for her help in infiltrating the internal
organization of the nation’s most nefarious Mafia don. When the Bureau’s
plan fails, and she becomes dangerously entangled in the private life
of the United States’ most wanted criminal, Ives tolerance for Bureau
mishaps vanishes. No holds barred, he puts everything on the line to
save the woman he loves in the first book in The Killing Game Series, a
suspense thriller series by The Black Rose.
Author Bio
The
Black Rose is an author, photographer, and filmmaker. Born in Chicago,
she currently resides in New York with the love her life, her Hokkaido
Dog, Kuma. She began writing at the age of seven and dabbled until she
woke up one day and simply had to write a novel. She has several 5-Star
reviewed novels, both part of individual series.
She categorizes her novels very
directly; “My writing is deeply rooted interpersonal relationships:
people’s feelings, thoughts, emotions, and the intimacies between two
people that truly love each other despite the circumstances surrounding
them.” Her genres are suspense, thrillers, crime, romance, and
espionage. As she says, “I write about love, honor, and doing the right
thing, even when it seems disadvantageous, even when it’s not the
popular path to take.” She sees her writing as a gift from God, and
appreciates and learns from her stories.
Her writing passion stems from her
immense love for art, which began with drawing at age five and moved
into oil painting by age eight. Her love and study of photography soon
became a professional passion, and she spends hours photographing and
laying out her book covers. Readers can visit “Privé with The Black
Rose” showcasing behind-the-scenes insights into her writing, novels,
characters, photography, and films. She films and produces her book
trailers and, in the future, plans to make short films.
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