{"id":251037,"date":"2026-07-13T00:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/ace-kat-mizera\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T00:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:54:56","slug":"ace-kat-mizera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/ace-kat-mizera\/","title":{"rendered":"Ace – Kat Mizera"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I don\u2019t want anything to do with this particular assignment and Erik has my back because he\u2019s keeping his plans on the down-low for now, hoping the CIA will think he\u2019s put the entire idea on hold.\u201d \u201cAnd if they don\u2019t buy it?\u201d \u201cThen I\u2019ll most likely get fired and they\u2019ll send someone else to handle it, which won\u2019t be good for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

I grimace. \u201cWould they hurt you?\u201d \u201cNot me, no.\u201d \u201cBut your friends in Limaj?\u201d He nods. \u201cLet\u2019s not talk about that, okay?\u201d \u201cWhy not? This is something important going on in your life, something you\u2019ve let go because of me and I feel bad.\u201d \u201cI haven\u2019t let it go. I\u2019m in touch with Erik or his head of security every day. With the holidays coming, I\u2019m hoping everyone, especially back at Langley, thinks all of that stuff is on hold until January.<\/p>\n

It buys me time to help you and gives Erik time to come up with a plan.\u201d \u201cSo, you\u2019re going back as soon as we\u2019re done here?\u201d \u201cThat depends.\u201d \u201cOn what?\u201d \u201cUs.\u201d I blink. \u201cUs?\u201d \u201cWhether we find your stalker.\u201d He trails his knuckles along my cheek. \u201cWhether you\u2019re still in danger.\u201d He drags them down along my throat, letting them linger there lightly. \u201cAnd whether or not we decide there\u2019s more to us than just a few innocent kisses.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to bite the bullet, no matter how far out of my comfort zone it is. \u201cWe both know there\u2019s more to us than that.\u201d \u201cYes, but is it enough?\u201d \u201cFor what?\u201d \u201cTo upend both of our lives? To make short-term plans that are going to have long-term ramifications.\u201d \u201cYou think the possibility of us being together, as a couple, is going to have something you would label \u2018long-term ramifications?\u2019\u201d I arch my brows at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat sounds more like a business deal than a relationship.\u201d \u201cI just meant there are a lot of things to consider.<\/p>\n

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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Editing: Kay Springsteen Cover Design: Dar Albert, Wicked Smart Designs 1kitap1.com\/en Contents Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Epilogue Royal Protectors Reading Order Also by Kat Mizera About the Author 1kitap1.com\/en Prologue Ten Years Ago Ace I WALK into the brightly lit ballroom and tug at my tuxedo collar.<\/p>\n

I hate these kinds of events, but when a state senator who used to be your commanding officer asks you to do something, you kind of have to. Aside from the suit, it\u2019s not so bad. The food is good, drinks are free, and there\u2019s almost always an attractive woman who might be a fun distraction for a few hours. As a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, I find women are plentiful.<\/p>\n

I just don\u2019t often have time for them. So, once in a while, it\u2019s nice to get out and do something that isn\u2019t military related. I work in military intelligence now, so I spend a lot of time alone in front of computers or skulking around the world trying to find bad guys.<\/p>\n

I get off on the adrenaline rush, but sometimes it gets lonely. \u201cLieutenant Ross.\u201d I hear my name and turn, smiling at Senator Wayne Barrow. \u201cHello, sir. Nice to see you.\u201d I shake his hand. \u201cI appreciate your coming out tonight.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m not sure why you wanted me here, but I\u2019m happy to oblige. My mother drilled it into me that a real man should own and wear a tuxedo on the regular, so you gave me my excuse for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

He laughs, his eyes crinkling.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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