The Broken One (Falcon Falls Security, #2)

by Brittney Sahin

A.J. took a slow step forward, his eyes pinned to Jesse’s face. Clearly stunned Jesse knew his secret and most likely nervous about whatever Jesse was about to share. “From the time I got out of the Army up until July of last year, well, I worked for the CIA.” God, this was not how he planned to spill this news to his best friend. Actually, he’d never anticipated telling A.J. his secret, like he assumed A.J. hadn’t planned on telling him his. “But not in the typical sense. I wasn’t an agent or an officer.” “I’m sorry?” A.J. tilted his head, a confused look on his face, like Jesse had just spoken Klingon or something. “You’re going to have to spell this out for me. Because I’m sure I didn’t hear you right.” Jesse massaged the knot lodged between his neck and shoulder. “The CIA only used me for specific assignments. That’s why I’d come and go from here.” The words he was avoiding were stuck in his throat. Because, in all honesty, he felt sick whenever he stopped to think about who he’d been. What he’d done. “Were you working with DO or SAD?” A.J. sputtered the acronyms for the two elite clandestine arms within the Agency—Directorate of Operations and the Special Activities Division. “Neither. Well, I guess you could say I was sort of part of SAD. But I wasn’t with Ground Branch.”