Table Of ContentMITCH
AN EIDOLON BLACK OPS NOVEL: BOOK 5
MADDIE WADE
CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Epilogue
Sneak Peek: Scarred Sunrise
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Mitch
An Eidolon Black Ops Novel: Book 5
by Maddie Wade
Published by Maddie Wade
Copyright © August 2020 Maddie Wade
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I am so lucky to have such an amazing team around me without which I could never bring these books
to life. I am so grateful to have you in my life, you are more than friends you are so essential to my
life.
My wonderful beta team, Greta, and Deanna who are brutally honest and beautifully kind. If it is
rubbish you tell me it is and if you love it, you are effusive. Your support means so much to me.
My editor—Linda at Black Opal Editing. You are always patient and kind and teach me so much.
To Renita McKinney from Book A Day Author Services thank you for making sure I was true to Mitch
and Autumn. It is always important to me to make sure I am inclusive of all cultures and ethnic groups
and you made sure I did both Mitch and Autumn justice.
Thank you to my group Maddie’s Minxes, your support and love for Fortis, Eidolon and all the books
I write is so important to me. Special thanks to Paula, Tracey, Faith, Rachel, Carolyn, Susan, Maria,
Greta, Deanna, Rihaneh and Linda L, Annemieke, and Alison for making the group such a friendly
place to be.
My Arc Team for not keeping me on edge too long while I wait for feedback.
Lastly and most importantly thank you to my readers who have embraced my books so wholeheartedly
and shown a love for the stories in my head. To hear you say that you see my characters as family
makes me so humble and proud. I hope you enjoy Mitch and Autumn as much as I did.
I am dedicating Mitch to the Minxes.
CHAPTER ONE
M
ITCH HOOKED HIS THUMBS IN THE LOOPS OF HIS POCKETS AS HE LOOKED UP AT THE OLD BUILDING IN
need of a little TLC. Glancing sideways, he nodded up towards the roofline as he spoke to his friend,
Nate. “What would a new roof set me back?”
Nate owned a similar property three doors away and had completely renovated it into the large
family home it was now.
Nate shoved his hand in his pockets as he stepped back to look up at the broken roof tiles.
“Around ten to fifteen grand, I’d say.”
Nate worked for Fortis Security, a company Eidolon did a lot of work with, and the teams got on
well and socialised together a fair bit too. Hereford wasn’t a vast metropolis, so it was expected they
would run in similar circles, but it was the fact he and Nate were both snipers that made the two of
them tight.
Mitch whistled thinking of his bank balance, trying to do some quick calculations in his head.
“That’s a decent chunk of change.”
Nate nodded. “It is but these properties are solid. It’s an investment in the long run.”
Mitch looked up again at the sprawling Victorian home that spanned three floors. It had already
been split into four separate flats by the previous owner. That meant he could rent three of them out
for extra income.
He’d been working for Eidolon for a few years now and was happy there. Hereford was home
now, and he wanted to put down some roots, invest in his future, and as Nate’s father David
constantly reminded him, bricks and mortar were always a good investment long term.
Glancing at the windows which would need replacing, he could see how the property could
swallow money if he let it but as Mitch stared silently, he could also see the potential.
“Be nice when it’s done up. Most of the work is cosmetic apart from the roof and windows.”
Nate chuckled. “Make a nice family home one day too.”
Mitch held up his hands with a raised eyebrow, a grin on his lips. “Hey, steady on, I’m too young
for all that.”
“Yeah, whatever, gramps. I need to get back. Skye has to deliver a cake to a bride at the Left Bank
and I need to watch Nancy and Noah.” Nate held up a hand as he walked up the street.
That was the biggest difference between the two friends. Nate was a devoted family man and at
forty-five Mitch was a dedicated bachelor.
It wasn’t that he wanted to be, or that he played the field the way he used to in his younger days,
just that it had never happened. He’d seen far too many marriages fail in his time as a member of
SO19, the Firearms division of the London Metropolitan Police Department. So many relationships
