Delta Force Rescue - Elle James Page 0,22

just Sadie, Hank’s wife and Emma’s mom.” She looked down at the child in her arms. “This is Emma, our daughter.”

Emma leaned toward Briana, her arms outstretched.

“Do you mind if I hold her?” Briana asked.

“Please,” Sadie said. “She seems to want to go to you.”

Briana handed the leash to Rafe and took Emma in her arms.

“You must have a way with children. She usually takes a minute or two to warm up to new people,” Hank said.

“I’m good with the little ones,” Briana said, smiling down at Emma in her arms. “It helps in my job. Doesn’t it, Emma?”

“Your brother said you work with the Child Welfare Department in Chicago,” Hank said.

Briana nodded.

“Is that how you got into trouble?” Hank asked.

“Not exactly,” Briana said.

Sadie held out her arms. “Here, let me take Emma while you three talk.”

Briana handed the child back to her famous mother, took a deep breath and launched into what had happened back in Chicago that had led her to her fleeing the city and traveling all the way out to Montana.

“Until he finds Alejandra, he won’t leave Briana alone,” Rafe concluded. “She’s the key to where he can find his child.”

“In the meantime, I’ll fly some of my men to Illinois to bring Alejandra and her little girl here, where we can provide her the best of protection.” Hank glanced at Sadie and Emma where they walked around the yard in front of the cabin. “I can imagine how terrified the woman is that she’ll lose her child.”

“There could be a problem with sending someone to Alejandra,” Rafe said. “They know Briana’s with me. They could link me to your company and follow anyone you send back to Illinois to Alejandra. They’ve already proven they can follow a cellphone.” He frowned down at his. “Are you sure these phones are hack-proof?”

“Your phone isn’t registered in your name. But it wouldn’t hurt to ditch it now that you’ve come this far. I have a satellite phone in my truck. You can use it until we can get a burner phone for you to use. They’re really hard to trace, and you can change out phones quickly and easily. For the time being, you can hole up in the cabin. We’ll bring out anything you might need. If there are specific items of groceries you’d prefer, make a list and we’ll get them for you, so you don’t have to make the trip into town.”

Briana gripped Hank’s hand with both of hers. “You don’t know how much I appreciate all you’ve done for me.”

“Are you going to go inside and see if there’s anything you might need in the way of food or household goods? I shopped based on my tastes.” Sadie smiled as she rejoined them. “You might not like what I like. I’m okay with that, but we’ll need to get what you like on our next trip out.”

“I’m sure it will all be fine,” Briana smiled at the beautiful actress who looked as at home on the big screen as she did in the Crazy Mountains.

Sadie led the way into the cabin. “This is one of our hunting cabins. There’s only one bed, but I had Hank bring a sofa in, in case you need another place to sleep.”

She moved to the side with Emma and let Briana walk past her into the small space.

“I’m sorry, but it’s rustic. And by rustic, I mean electricity. It has a generator to run the lights and the pump to get water. You’ll be able to shower, but the stall is very small. Still, you won’t have to use the old outhouse.” Sadie grinned. “I don’t mind roughing it, but I draw the line at outhouses.”

Briana laughed. “It will be perfect.”

“My computer guy, Swede, will dive into the dark web and see what he can find out about El Chefe Diablo’s activities,” Hank said from behind her. “It might give us a heads-up on what he plans next.”

Feeling a bit overwhelmed by all Hank and his wife had done, Briana swallowed hard on the lump in her throat. “Thank you.”

Sadie turned and hugged her. “I know how it feels to be scared. You don’t know who to trust, where to turn and how to get out of a situation you didn’t instigate. Hang in there. And if you need anyone to talk to, call me on the satellite phone.”

“Speaking of which,” Hank turned and left the cabin.

Rafe stepped across the threshold. “We should be safe here. It’s far