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

“Out,” was all he said. It wasn’t a mean order, simply decisive.


Cam got out of the car and was immediately scanned with a sensing device.


“Good to go,” he called out to the man on Dave’s side of the car who said something to Dave.


Dave turned around to look at her, and then gestured to her to join him. Cam nodded and walked around the back of the car.


“Johnny,” he said as he held his hand out to Cam to join him, “this is Cameron. She’s new to this, but she’s being trained to do this route with me so we can do it quicker. Twice on the last two runs I’ve had to pull over until I could wake up.”


“You must be getting old,” Johnny said and laughed at him. He stepped up and held his hand out to Cam. His shake was strong, almost crushing, but Cam fought to keep from wincing. She squeezed back.


“Yes,” he said, “Blake told me about you. Welcome to the family.”


“I hope I live up to his expectations.”


“If Ruth suggested you, there’s no doubt. She’s never wrong,” Johnny added.


Chapter 18