CHAPTER FORTY FOUR
Riley struggled to hold back tears as she listened to FBI Director Gavin Milner speak to the gathering of Lucy Vargas’s colleagues, friends, and loved ones. She had cried a lot during recent days, and the ache in her chest had barely subsided at all. She hoped that this memorial service would put some of that pain to rest.
As always, the slight, dapper man spoke in that gentle, distinguished purr of a voice.
“What is it that makes the bravery of young agents like Lucy Vargas so remarkable? I think it’s that danger is no secret to them. They spend countless hours in an academy learning how hazardous their work is going to be. And then they take the job anyway. They take the oath and they carry out their duties at all possible costs—sometimes at the ultimate cost.”
Ril
