“What if they don’t let you come back? What if I can’t get to you if they find out and tighten security around here?”
Moving my hand to his chest, I smile up at him. I don’t miss the fact that his heart is pounding. Giving a reassuring pat, I lock eyes with him.
“You worry too much. Nothing can keep me away from you. I’ll be back for you or I’ll die trying. And we didn’t lose Natasha. I have to believe we’ll find her,” I say.
“Is that why you’re going to Seattle?”
I open my mouth to say no, but I lie instead. “Yeah. If I can make this happen, I have hope we’ll find her sooner than later.”
Well, it’s not a complete lie. I do plan to find out if John’s full of shit or if he’ll be willing to help us. If he’s not, I’m absolutely ready to take this all on by myself.
Torque pulls me into another tight hug. “Be safe. If you need me, log into that app I downloaded to your phone. I’ll be watching.”
“I’ll be fine. Get to bed.”
I watch him drag his way out of my room. Releasing a long breath, I get ready to put my plan in motion. I grab my small knapsack and slip out of the room. The halls are quiet. Everyone’s fast asleep for the night.
Great, that’s exactly what I need. I’ll slip out the back and head right through the brush. Looking down at my phone, I see my ride will arrive in ten minutes. That should be enough time to get into place.
I pause as I hear heavy footfalls ahead. Clinging to the wall, I don’t take a breath. As the tall guy walks past, I can hear the music coming from his headphones.
I relax and slip through the shadows, avoiding making a sound or getting caught. I jog silently down the stairs and dart to the back door. The alarm system blanks, informing that it’s engaged.
“Thanks, kid,” I mutter to myself as I use my phone to disarm the thing.
Torque really is learning fast. He’s been so eager to learn more. I know it’s because he thinks we can use it to find Natasha.
I’m hoping he’s right. It’s come in handy so far. If only I knew where to start, I’d find her and kill the rest of those bastards in the process.
I grind my teeth as my thoughts go back to the shit we had to go through. I can only hope that Natasha is hanging in there while I figure things out. Once through the bushes, I find new hope. I made it out.
“I might be able to pull this off.” I grin as I jump into my ride. Once in the back seat, I pull up the website to purchase my plane ticket. My smile grows as I enter the numbers from one of the cards John gave me by memory. Apparently, I have a thing for numbers. “John Black, here I come.”
John
“What’s up, Nate?” I breathe as I answer my phone, tossing my arm over my face.
“I think you have a visitor heading your way,” he replies. “Told you the money was a bad idea.”
I sigh and sit up. “How do you know she’s heading to me?”
It’s a dumb question. I know Nate’s team is one of the best. If I didn’t have my brothers to have my back, I’d want to have Nate’s crew.
“Watched her walk right off the property. Had one of my guys follow her to JFK. She boarded a flight to Seattle about five hours ago,” he says.
“Roni,” I groan.
“Told you, you were taking on more than you bargained for,” he says.
“Yeah, I know. Listen, the wedding is in a few hours, but I’ll handle this. I’ll get her back to you.”
He snorts. “Good luck.” With that, he hangs up.
I get up and swing my feet over the edge of the bed. If Roni boarded her flight five hours ago, I have about an hour before she lands. That gives me time to shower and check-in with Wyatt before she’ll be able to receive calls.
I dial Wyatt first. I want to see if he needs anything before I get my day started. We’ve all been moving around to get last minute things done for him and Nellie. I haven’t had time to sit down with my brother or his bride to be.