Cameron Andrews of the Baltimore PD went to prison as part of a deep undercover sting. Having exposed the drug cabal in the prison, she has been released on parole. But before Cam has time to pick up the pieces of her life, the drug ring recruits her to join their operation on the outside. Since Cam and her handlers don't know who runs the drug operation, this is a welcome, if unexpected, windfall. The team leaps into action, and soon Cam is learning about the people involved, the manufacturing of the drugs, and the delivery routes. But things are perilous. Her parole officer starts asking uncomfortable questions, and her relationship with Michael is difficult because, though they are deeply committed to one another, they live in different cities. And when the ring is busted and Cam escapes capture, the suspicions of the gang leaders zero in on Cam. Can she manage to deflect suspicion and stay undercover before she ends up back in prison ... or dead?

Out and Beyond

Cam nodded. “I had to. It was her or me.” She glanced at him. Obviously he was waiting for her to continue. “She was going to slit my throat,” Cam continued. “She’d been challenging me the entire time I was there. She wouldn’t leave me alone.”


“Do you always kill those who challenge you?”


Cam smiled at him, sardonically. “Not the first time they try it.”


“That’s good to know.” Blake laughed heartily. “Had you killed before that?”


Cam took a deep breath. “Why? Is that the job I’m interviewing for?”


“No, no, no,” Blake said, “I wondered how squeamish you were.”


“I spent six years with the BPD and almost another in Hagerville. I’ve been shot twice and stabbed. I’ve had to kill when I was on the force and again in prison. I didn’t like it but it was necessary. I don’t think there’s anyone who could last that long if they were squeamish. I may not have seen it all, but I’ve seen most of it.”


Chapter 14