Security Checkpoint (Part 2)

By Greyson Ferguson

The Devil's Deed is a collection of romantic short stories from Bryant Street Shorts. We recommend starting with "The Whistleblower," the first story in this series, and then reading the rest in order. To find more stories in this series, simply scroll to “Titles In This Series,” located just below this description.

About The Devil's Deed

Amblin & Lester is the largest military contractor in the Southeast. It also has a secret: one so deadly it could get tens of thousands of people killed. When Jessica Wilker accidentally overhears this secret, she knows it is up to her to let the world know. But she doesn't fully understand just how deep the rabbit hole goes, or the lengths the heads of Amblin & Lester will go to keep it quiet. With lives on the line, including her own, Jessica finds help from some surprising allies.

Jessica Wilker has worked for Amblin & Lester, one of the largest military contractors in the United States, for years. She landed the job out of college, and had assumed bright skies would follow... until she overheard an illegal deal go down between the heads of Amblin & Lester and the Iranian government. The deal would net the company billions, but would result in a serious loss of life. Jessica. not wanting that blood on her hands, vows to stop at nothing to find the documented contract and expose Amblin & Lester.

About Bryant Street Shorts

Bryant Street Shorts is a new publisher specializing in exciting short-form fiction from talented and emerging writers. We’re passionate about creating immersive works that represent our readers and celebrate what matters to them, which is why our catalog of stories reflects a wide range of experiences and voices.

Many Bryant Street Shorts are collections of stories that follow ensembles of characters across multiple storylines. We suggest reading these stories in order to get the most out of your experience. Simply scroll down to “Titles In This Series,” located just below the description of every Bryant Street Short, to find the stories in their correct order.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Shorts
• Release date: May 6, 2020
• ISBN: 9781094409207

Greyson Ferguson

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Book preview

Security Checkpoint

Sam’s alarm came all too soon. His entire body groaned as he reached out blindly, silencing his phone. He hadn’t slept much the night before. Not that he was complaining though. Jessica Wilker, a twenty-five-year-old sandy-blond woman from work had met up with him for drinks and it had ended well. Very well. So well that she had spent the night. Sam hoped the alarm hadn’t woken her up. He rolled over in bed to apologize if it had or cuddle up as the big spoon if it hadn’t, but she wasn’t there. He sat up, grogginess weighing his head down. Rubbing his eyes awake, he looked around the room. Her clothes were gone and he didn’t hear the shower. She must have left already.

Of course she left already, he thought to himself. She has to be there early. You’re just security. She actually does real work in the office.

Not that he didn’t do real work at Amblin & Lester. As the largest military contractor in the Southeast, the company worked with some pretty heavy hitters, not just in the United States but around the world. While Sam worked at the main office building and not one of the manufacturing facilities (which were mostly scattered along the coast and in Arizona), the head of security at the main office still heaped a ton of responsibility onto his shoulders. Yet something Jessica had said, in her sleep no less, made him pause. He typically didn’t sleep soundly at night. From the caffeine he drank to stay alert at work to the caffeinated pre-workout supplements he took prior to hitting the gym, Sam typically had enough caffeine coursing through his body at any given moment to kill a lesser person. He