Act of Passion
Mandy M. Roth
Contents
Suggested Reading Order of Books Released to Date in the Immortal Ops Series World
Praise for Mandy M. Roth’s Immortal Ops World
Immortal Ops Series Helper
Blurb
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
About the Author
Act of Passion (PSI-Ops / Immortal Ops) © Copyright 2017, Mandy M. Roth
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Suggested Reading Order of Books Released to Date in the Immortal Ops Series World
Immortal Ops
Critical Intelligence
Radar Deception
Strategic Vulnerability
Tactical Magik
Act of Mercy
Administrative Control
Act of Surrender
Broken Communication
Separation Zone
Act of Submission
Damage Report
Act of Command
Wolf’s Surrender
The Dragon Shifter’s Duty
Midnight Echoes
Isolated Maneuver
Expecting Darkness
Area of Influence
Act of Passion
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Books in each series within the Immortal Ops World.
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You can read each individual series within the world, in whatever order you want…
PSI-Ops:
Act of Mercy
Act of Surrender
Act of Submission
Act of Command
Act of Passion
And more…
And more (see Mandy’s website & sign up for her newsletter for notification of releases)
Immortal Ops:
Immortal Op
Critical Intelligence
Radar Deception
Strategic Vulnerability
Tactical Magik
Administrative Control
Separation Zone
Area of Influence
And more…
(see Mandy’s website & sign up for her newsletter for notification of releases)
Immortal Outcasts:
Broken Communication
Damage Report
Isolated Maneuver
Wrecked Intel
And more…
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Shadow Agents:
Wolf’s Surrender
The Dragon Shifter’s Duty
And more…
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Crimson Ops Series:
Midnight Echoes
Expecting Darkness
And more…
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Paranormal Regulators Series and Clear Sight Division Operatives (Part of the Immortal Ops World) Coming Soon!
Praise for Mandy M. Roth’s Immortal Ops World
Silver Star Award—I feel Immortal Ops deserves a Silver Star Award as this book was so flawlessly written with elements of intrigue, suspense and some scorching hot scenes—Aggie Tsirikas—Just Erotic Romance Reviews
5 Stars—Immortal Ops is a fascinating short story. The characters just seem to jump out at you. Ms. Roth wrote the main and secondary characters with such depth of emotions and heartfelt compassion I found myself really caring for them—Susan Holly—Just Erotic Romance Reviews
Immortal Ops packs the action of a Hollywood thriller with the smoldering heat that readers can expect from Ms. Roth. Put it on your hot list…and keep it there! —The Road to Romance
5 Stars—Her characters are so realistic, I find myself wondering about the fine line between fact and fiction…This was one captivating tale that I did not want to end. Just the right touch of humor endeared these characters to me even more—eCataRomance Reviews
5 Steamy Cups of Coffee—Combining the world of secret government operations with mythical creatures as if they were an everyday thing, she (Ms. Roth) then has the audacity to make you actually believe it and wonder if there could be some truth to it. I know I did. Nora Roberts once told me that there are some people who are good writers and some who are good storytellers, but the best is a combination of both and I believe Ms. Roth is just that. Mandy Roth never fails to surpass herself—coffeetimeromance
Mandy Roth kicks ass in this story—inthelibraryreview
Immortal Ops Series Helper
Immortal Ops (I-Ops) Team Members
Lukian Vlakhusha: Alpha-Dog-One. Team captain, werewolf, King of the Lycans. Book: Immortal Ops (Immortal Ops)
Geoffroi (Roi) Majors: Alpha-Dog-Two. Second-in-command, werewolf, blood-bound brother to Lukian. Book: Critical Intelligence (Immortal Ops)
Doctor Thaddeus Green: Bravo-Dog-One. Scientist, tech guru, werepanther. Book: Radar Deception (Immortal Ops)
Jonathon (Jon) Reynell: Bravo-Dog-Two. Sniper, weretiger. Book: Separation Zone (Immortal Ops)
Wilson Rousseau: Bravo-Dog-Three. Resident smart-ass, wererat. Book: Strategic Vulnerability (Immortal Ops)
Eadan Daly: Alpha-Dog-Three. PSI-Op and handler on loan to the I-Ops to round out the team, Fae. Book: Tactical Magik (Immortal Ops)
Lance Toov: Werepanther and vampire hybrid. Book: Area of Influence (Immortal Ops)
Colonel Asher Brooks: Chief of Operations and point person for the Immortal Ops Team. Book: Administrative Control (Immortal Ops)
Paranormal Security and Intelligence (PSI) Operatives
General Jack C. Newman: Director of Operations for PSI North American Division, werelion. Adoptive father of Missy Carter-Majors
Duke Marlow: PSI-Operative, werewolf. Book: Act of Mercy (PSI-Ops)
Doctor James (Jimmy) Hagen: PSI-Operative, werewolf. Took a ten-year hiatus from PSI. Book: Act of Surrender (PSI-Ops)
Striker (Dougal) McCracken: PSI-Operative, werewolf
Miles (Boomer) Walsh: PSI-Operative, werepanther. Book: Act of Submission (PSI-Ops)
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bsp; Captain Corbin Jones: Operations coordinator and captain for PSI-Ops Team Five, werelion. Book: Act of Command (PSI-Ops)
Malik (Tut) Nasser: PSI-Operative, werelion. Book: Act of Passion (PSI-Ops)
Colonel Ulric Lovett: Director of Operations, PSI-London Division
Dr. Sambora: PSI-Operative, (PSI-Ops)
Garth Ingersson: PSI-Operative
Rurik Romanov: PSI-Operative, werebear
Immortal Outcasts
Casey Black: I-Ops test subject, werewolf. Book: Broken Communication
Weston Carol: I-Ops test subject, werebear. Book: Damage Report
Bane Antonov: I-Ops test subject, weregorilla. Book: Isolated Maneuver
Cody: I-Ops test subject, wereshark.
Shadow Agents
Bradley Durant: PSI-Ops: Shadow Agent Division, werewolf. Book: Wolf’s Surrender
Ezra: PSI-Ops: Shadow Agent Division, dragon-shifter
Caesar: PSI-Ops: Shadow Agent Division, werewolf
Gram Campbell: Shadow Agent Division, werewolf and magik
Armand: Shadow Agent Division, vampire
Crimson Sentinel Ops Division
Bhaltair: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire. Book: Midnight Echoes
Labrainn: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire
Auberi Bouchard: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire
Searc Macleod: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire. Book: Expecting Darkness
Daniel Townsend: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire
Blaise Regnier: Crimson-Ops: Fang Gang, vampire
Paranormal Regulators
Stamatis Emathia: Paranormal Regulator, vampire
Whitney: Paranormal Regulator, werewolf
Cormag Buchanan: Paranormal Regulator, master vampire
Erik: Paranormal Regulator, shifter
Shane: Paranormal Regulator, shifter
Miscellaneous
Culann of the Council: Father to Kimberly; Badass Fae
Pierre Molyneux: Master vampire bent on creating a race of super soldiers
Gisbert Krauss: Mad scientist who wants to create a master race of supernaturals
Walter Helmuth: Head of Seattle’s paranormal underground. In league with Molyneux and Krauss
Dr. Lakeland Matthews: Scientist, vital role in the creation of a successful Immortal Ops Team. Father to Peren Matthews
Dr. Bertrand: Mad scientist with Donavon Dynamics Corporation (The Corporation)
Dedication
To my readers. Thanks for all of your support. And to Mr. Mandy who read over each chapter while trying to calm my nerves (there was a lot of chocolate involved).
Blurb
Act of Passion
Paranormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance. Book five in the bestselling series PSI-Ops!
Paranormal Security and Intelligence operative and lion-shifter Malik "Tut" Nasser’s past is about to catch up to the ancient Egyptian.
When he agreed to help test a drug that could help supernaturals with control issues, he never thought it would have the opposite effect on him. So when he finds himself fighting the urge to lay claim to a human woman, he’s far from prepared for what happens next.
Winning an all-expenses-paid trip to Egypt felt like a dream come true for Brooke Larner. Everything in her life is lining up perfectly—even the handsome new man she’s found herself attracted to. Before long she’s handing over more than just her heart, thinking it just might be for keeps. When it doesn’t go as planned, Brooke finds herself running right into the hands of madmen bent on creating super soldiers. And she soon realizes that creatures from stories and nightmares are altogether too real.
After five years of searching for Brooke, Malik has finally reached his breaking point. Already the obsession to find her left him shifting into a lion in a very public place before being forced on mandatory leave. Still, he can’t get her out his mind. The suppression drugs have been out of his system for years. The burning desire for Brooke should have gone with them.
It didn’t.
So when chance leaves their paths crossing once more, he realizes destiny is at play. The only problem is, she doesn’t trust him and she has a secret she’s willing to die to protect.
As demons from their past resurface, they find themselves in a battle to save everything they hold dear.
Chapter One
Egypt, Five Years Ago…
Malik Nasser stood in the center of a giant warehouse that he and his teammates had taken control of nearly an hour back. The lighting was low, the number of rats in the facility was high, and the smell of urine was present, as if the bad guys who owned it really wanted to commit to the evil villain aspect of it all. To top it all off, the warehouse lacked anything beyond large cooling fans, which were currently off, so it was a lot like standing in an oven. He was hotter than hell, tired of the smell, and annoyed with the entire mission thus far.
It didn’t help that he’d foolishly agreed to undergo voluntary testing at PSI (Paranormal Security and Intelligence) headquarters Division B back in the States before he’d deployed. The test was simple: try out a new drug that was supposed to help supernaturals with control issues better manage their condition. It was given to a set number with control issues and an equal number without. Since Malik never before had issues with his lion side, he figured it was a no-brainer to possibly help others who suffered.
The suppression drugs would be in his system another month or so and then he could report the effects and feel as if he’d done his part to help out.
But something felt off.
The warehouse belonged to an arms dealer who was rumored to be in possession of new weapons that could cause serious damage to supernaturals. The paranormal underground had been abuzz about it all for some time, and PSI had been chasing down leads for months. Somehow, the bad guys always managed to be at least two steps ahead.
Like now.
Crates full of weapons were packed into the warehouse. Huge, floor-to-ceiling metal shelving units filled one end, each stuffed full of crates, while the other end of the warehouse looked more like a hangar, with vehicles and freestanding crates. While everything housed in the warehouse could be deadly in the wrong hands and needed to be removed from the streets, there was nothing specific to supernaturals that had been discovered.
From all the information they’d gotten before the mission, there should have been a buttload of supernatural-threatening weapons.
So far, none had been uncovered.
They’d also encountered little in the way of security at the facility, which was extremely odd considering the number of weapons they’d found. All of which would fetch a pretty penny on the black market. It was rare that a big player in the arms game left a cache of weapons this large to be guarded by a small number of relatively inexperienced men.
Captain Garth Ingersson (head of Team Eight) came around the corner with his teammate Rurik Romanov. Garth, a six-and-half-foot-tall shifter male who hailed from the Viking Age of Scandinavia, was armed to the teeth. It looked as if the man had acquired additional guns and explosives since their arrival. Knowing the Viking as well as he did, Malik assumed Garth had probably lifted whatever he wanted from the reserve of weapons upstairs. The longer they stayed in the warehouse, the more likely Garth was to start loading their vehicles with whatever he could fit to take it home with him.
The man loved guns and weapons of any kind. He’d once spent the greater part of a day showing Malik his sword collection that dated back centuries. There was a high likelihood that the Viking liked weapons more than people.
Malik seriously worried about the man’s state of mental health.
Garth was lethal unto himself. The weapons added another layer to it all. He motioned to the upper level that he and his teammate had just finished going through. “Nothing up there that should raise an eyebrow for us. Just your average, everyday asshole arms dealer bullshit.”
It didn’t matter that Garth had lived in the United States for centuries; he still had
a Scandinavian accent that only increased when he was worked up or angered. Often, Malik found he couldn’t understand the man. Garth’s twin brother, Grid, had been far worse. It would have taken less time to learn the man’s native language than to try to understand his English. Malik hadn’t seen Grid since the brothers had a falling-out over a century ago.
Malik nodded to Garth’s new toys. “But cool enough to keep a few.”
“Hell yes,” said Garth proudly, his grin saying he knew something everyone else didn’t. “One doesn’t walk away from neat toys. Find anything down here?”
Malik glanced around. “Nothing above the norm. This whole thing smells fishy to me.”
“Smells like dead rats and piss to me,” said Rurik, his Russian accent thick. He moved closer to Garth.
The pair began double-checking the open crates as if Malik and the other members of Team Five were incapable of telling the difference between a normal weapon and one made to harm a supernatural in a big way.
Garth pulled out an AK-47. “Oh, look. Favored by black markets everywhere.”