Fight By The Team (Team Fear Book 2) Read Online Free

crazy, Echo had given him a medical cocktail that sent him into a murderous rage, something that nearly got them all killed. When they were still in the Army, the men had volunteered for an experimental program to make them fearless. Sounded great on paper, but the reality failed to meet expectations. If the guys from Team Echo were any indication, removing the physiological reaction to fear had untethered some link to their humanity. “Baby Faced Joe said it was the same drug that turned you guys fearless.”
    “And we trust Team Echo to tell the truth?”
    “Good point.” Her mind flipped through the scenario and the answers weren’t good. Echo could have given Ryder any drug or a catalyst to what already flowed through his veins. “I should have taken a blood sample.”
    Rose laughed. “Dial back the guilt. You were surrounded by more dead bodies than a morgue, and we bombed the house to cover the evidence. None of us were thinking straight. So now we are. We fix the problem.”
    “How?”
    “Echo laced his bottle of water with an unknown substance. He drank the whole damn thing, but there were two bottles, so there’s potentially a full bottle in the fridge in Lauren’s office on campus.”
    “Potentially?”
    “Depends if Echo cleaned up the scene before luring Ryder to the townhouse. We killed four of their men, so details may have gotten overlooked. The evidence could be in Lauren’s office.”
    Her heart raced with the thrill of being a part of the investigation and the dread at going back to campus. “You want me to get the evidence from Lauren’s office.”
    “Not you. We.”
    “But—”
    “Take the offer. I can find her office on my own, but you want some fresh air. I can make that work since I want in without attracting unwanted attention.”
    She snorted in disbelief. “I hate to break it to you, Rosie, but you attract attention.” Hell, given the opportunity, he’d probably attract groupies.
    “I have a gift for getting in and out of any location undetected, which is why I snuck into Madigan’s house while Ryder brazened through the front, so I’m not worried about getting inside Lauren’s office.”
    “Right.” No way did a badass like Rose sneak anywhere. “You look nothing like the boys on campus and you are not an academic.” He was warrior strong, which was part of her problem. The attraction hit on a primal level, but she was salivating to get out of the motel room, even if it meant more time in Rose’s presence. “I’ll drive.”
    He stretched and stood to his full height. “Sweetheart, my ass won’t fit inside your girly economy car.”
    Her VW was perfect. For her. But he was right. Not one of his long legs would fit inside her VW, even with the seat pushed all the way back. Debi leaned over to grab her boots and pulled them on her stocking feet. “Alright, Rosebud, but hurry up. We need to get in and out before the first classes start.” Before she ran into complications.

Chapter Two
    A bird swooped across the quad, black against the canopy of a rare snow. A flash of red menace glistened on its ebony coat as it made a low dive, squawking like a bad omen. Debi tripped over a nonexistent crack in the sidewalk. The bird’s laughter trilled across the open space in the middle of campus.
    “Steady.” Rose grabbed her elbow to keep her from slipping on the wet cement. If he could do the same to stabilize her nerves, she’d be set. Nothing good had ever happened to her on campus. The kidnapping a few days ago capped a very nasty history with the illustrious institution.
    A large group of students spewed from the administration building as the first classes of the day let out, because Rose took too long getting ready and informing the team. The whole teamwork thing was outside her norm. Researchers hoarded their findings like ill-gotten booty, but she’d sucked it up and listened to the briefing, complete with contingency plans. She endured another long hour on the