A Second Chance

Ben Mercer is an ex-cop, lamed, framed, and thrown off the force for a crime his partner committed. Now homeless, he has no expectations for a better life until he's recruited by Durand, head of Vanguard Security, to join a team that deals with problems the police can't or won't touch. All Ben needs is the approval of the team leader, Zach Turner.<br><br>To get it, Ben has to prove to Zach that he still retains his skills as a sniper, and that he can handle any job thrown at him, despite the still painful damage to his knee. He does, and is immediately pulled into a job with the team, rescuing a kidnap victim.<br><br>Ben had one big secret, or did have until Durand drew it out of him. Before his life was drastically changed he had denied, even to himself, that he was gay. Now that he's accepted it, and learned that Zach is as well, can the two men forge a bond beyond that of being teammates and friends? It will take several more jobs before Ben gets his answer.

Edward Kendrick · LGBT+

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54 Chs

Chapter 26

“Might as well,” Zach agreed. “We can’t do anything more as far as planning goes until I hear back from Grant and Allan.”

“Let’s take Hayley’s car,” Ez said. “It’s nondescript, and since we’ll probably use either my van or Zach’s jeep for the job, we don’t want anyone remembering them because we used them while doing recon.”

Nobody objected, so they left the building, went to where she had parked in the lot next door, and headed out.

* * * *

“Not a hell of a lot of places to set up surveillance,” Zach said as they cruised past the distribution center. It was comprised of two large buildings, each one with dozens of loading bays. There was a broad expanse of pavement between them and the road. A train track ran behind them with a rough area of grass between it and an eight-lane highway. The distribution center had a parking lot that separated it from a two-story warehouse belonging to a national hardware company.

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