Politics of Blood (Gray Spear Society, #8)

by Alex Siegel

Why did this happen, God? she thought. Why did I fall in love with a man I can't have? Why is my life so out of control? Because the time had come, God replied. She rolled her eyes. The Lord rarely gave her a straight answer. Ethel sat on the bed beside Haley and tapped him on the shoulder. He opened his eyes and became startled when he saw her. She didn't mind. She always got that reaction. "We have a problem," she said. "My man, Aaron, was just arrested by the FBI." He sat up. "Why?" "He was with Olaf Wagner, leader of Pure America. They were shooting weapons together. Aaron was about to get information out of Olaf when the FBI showed up and arrested both of them." "Were the weapons dangerous?" "Knowing Aaron," she said, "I'm sure they were extremely dangerous and illegal." "Then the FBI acted properly." "I asked Director Felt to look into the matter. The FBI was tailing Olaf because of a request from the Secret Service. To be specific, Director Seferis made the request personally." Haley's face fell with obvious disappointment. "Now, we have a mess," Ethel said. "If Aaron is simply released, Olaf will become suspicious. A valuable source of information will be lost. I did ask Director Felt to keep the prisoners together so Aaron can continue to work on Olaf, but Aaron can't stay in jail for long. He has a team to lead and crucial duties to perform. He must be released this morning." "What do you want me to do?"