Act of SurveillanceParanormal Security® and Intelligence® (Psi-Ops®) an Immortal Ops® World Novel Mandy M. Roth Act of Surveillance (PSI-Ops®) © Copyright May 2021, Mandy M. Roth ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All books copyrighted to the author and may not be resold or given away without written permission from the author, Mandy M. Roth®. Mandy M. Roth®, Immortal Ops®, PSI-Ops®, Immortal Outcasts®, Paranormal Security and Intelligence®, and Paranormal Security and Intelligence Ops Shadow Agents® are registered trademarks of Raven Happy Hour, LLC This novel is a work of fiction. Any and all characters, events, and places are of the author’s imagination and should not be confused with fact. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or events or places is merely coincidence. The book is fictional and not a how-to. As always, in real life practice good judgment in all situations. Novel intended for adults only. Must be 18 years or older to read. Published by Raven Happy Hour, LLC Oxford, MS 38655 www.ravenhappyhour.com Raven Books and all affiliate sites and projects are © Copyrighted 2004—2021 To Felicia, Gina, Maya, Carrie, Yukie, Graham, Stephan, and Jenna, thank you for the swift kick in the backside that I clearly needed. Getting out of my own way is something I have yet to perfect the art of. I can’t stress how much your words of encouragement have meant to me. To Charise Studesville, Nicole Rosas, Stephanie Berchiolly, Robert Flowers, Aaron Cabrera, Jayson Smiley, Jason Wilkinson, Kody Chamberlain, Curt W., Doug Penikas, Andre W., Mark Pritchard, Sam Liu, Mercies May, Sebastien Bazile, Jed Shepherd, Kam Khan, Adam Gierasch, Jace Anderson, Koek, Mitch, Future, Stan Bravo, Hank Peña, Charles, Sarit Catz, David McInerney, Greg Blackmon, Thomas Hamilton, Thomas Moore, Ryan Scafuro, Jack Downs, and Peter Kaufman (I’m sure I’m forgetting someone), thank you for filling the silence, for providing a wonderful gathering spot that more than adheres to social distancing guidelines, and for the laughs. To Heather, Cat, and Becca, for dealing with my insanity and still talking to me the next day. To Jenn and Kelli, for slapping the book into shape. And to Mr. Mandy, who loves me even when I’m being a jerk. Contents Suggested Reading Order of Books Released to Date in the Immortal Ops Series World Blurb 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 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Sources Immortal Ops® Series Helper About the Author Suggested Reading Order of Books Released to Date in the Immortal Ops Series World While books in the Immortal Ops Series World can be read in any order, the author suggests reading them in the following order: Immortal Ops (Immortal Ops) Critical Intelligence (Immortal Ops) Radar Deception (Immortal Ops) Strategic Vulnerability (Immortal Ops) Tactical Magik (Immortal Ops) Act of Mercy (PSI-Ops) Administrative Control (Immortal Ops) Act of Surrender (PSI-Ops) Broken Communication (Immortal Outcasts) Separation Zone (Immortal Ops) Act of Submission (PSI-Ops) Damage Report (Immortal Outcasts) Act of Command (PSI-Ops) Wolf’s Surrender (Shadow Agents) The Dragon Shifter’s Duty (Shadow Agents) Midnight Echoes (Crimson Ops) Isolated Maneuver (Immortal Outcasts) Expecting Darkness (Crimson Ops) Area of Influence (Immortal Ops) Act of Passion (PSI-Ops) Act of Brotherhood (PSI-Ops) Healing the Wolf (Shadow Agents) Wrecked Intel (Immortal Outcasts) Bound by Midnight (Crimson Ops) Out of the Dark (Shadow Agents) Act of Surveillance (PSI-Ops) Act of Freedom (PSI-Ops) Bat Out of Hell (Crimson Ops) This list is NOT up to date. 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You can read each individual series within the world, in whatever order you want… PSI-Ops: Paranormal Security and Intelligence Act of Mercy Act of Surrender Act of Submission Act of Command Act of Passion Act of Brotherhood Act of Surveillance Act of Freedom And more… Immortal Ops: Immortal Ops Critical Intelligence Radar Deception Strategic Vulnerability Tactical Magik Administrative Control Separation Zone Area of Influence And more… Immortal Outcasts: Broken Communication Damage Report Isolated Maneuver Wrecked Intel And more… Paranormal Security and Intelligence Ops: Shadow Agents Wolf’s Surrender The Dragon Shifter’s Duty Healing the Wolf Out of the Dark And more… Paranormal Security and Intelligence Ops: Crimson Ops Series Midnight Echoes Expecting Darkness Bound by Midnight Bat Out of Hell And more… Paranormal Regulators Series and Clear Sight Division Operatives (Part of the Immortal Ops World) Coming Soon! Blurb Paranormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance. Book seven in the bestselling series PSI-Ops! Paranormal Security and Intelligence Operative Rurik Romanov has been put on light duty while he recovers from a brutal attack orchestrated by The Corporation and their genetically engineered hybrids. The alpha-male Russian bear-shifter is not exactly thrilled with his new assignment—babysitting a person of interest—but he’s a soldier, and an order is an order. The woman he’s tasked with keeping an eye on has ties to the very organization that left him injured in the first place. He isn’t sure if she’s friend or foe, but he does know his shifter side has a primal interest in her. Chapter One PSI Division B Headquarters, location classified, just over twenty years ago… Special Operative and bear-shifter Rurik Romanov entered the bullpen area of Paranormal Security and Intelligence (PSI) Division B Headquarters. It was one of many headquarters throughout the world and had oddly become one of his favorites. As with most of them that were within the United States of America, it was larger and newer than most that were overseas. Some, especially the ones in Europe, made him feel claustrophobic. That was part of what made this branch’s headquarters nice to be stationed out of. As a supernatural male, he was large. Nearly all he knew were. That meant they took up more space than others. Hitting his head on doorframes and overhead light fixtures was a real issue. He’d given himself a monster of a headache at the London PSI facility once by way of a low-hanging archway. The ordeal had earned him more than one laugh from his fellow operatives. He stared out at the exceptionally large bullpen, which seemed to have been bathed in shades of gray, housing most of the field operatives’ desks and work areas. They were separated according to teams. The building always smelled like a melting pot of supernaturals because that’s what it was. Right now, his shifter side was
