CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
“Stop right there and put the gun down, Agent Watson,” Reid ordered loudly.
Watson froze in utter disbelief. “Are you out of your mind, Steele? We heard shots, we came running…”
Reid did not falter. “Put it down,” he said again firmly. Barnard took two uncertain steps back. Even Maria seemed unsure of what to do, but Reid had no choice. Carver had been ordered to take him out for what he knew. And Watson was Carver’s former partner.
Watson put his hands up slowly, but he did not put his gun down. “Where’s Carver?” he demanded. “What did you do?”
Reid shook his head. “He’s alive. He fled. Right after trying to kill me.” He was careful not to mention anything about his memory or the newly rediscovered conspiracy.
“No,” Watson said quietly. “No, he wouldn’t have—”
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