Taking It Slow - Reese Knightley Page 0,49

I suspected that she had threatened to spill the beans about the money you were giving him.”

“Wesley didn’t say anything about Wheeler being there.”

“Maybe he doesn’t know.”

“Liam said Wesley was in his room the whole time,” he agreed slowly.

“Liam?”

“Colonel Liam Cobalt collected Wesley when I couldn’t be reached.”

“I see.” Forest rubbed at his chin.

“I need to get home.” Wesley and Liam had to be worried sick.

“No. For now, you need to stay out of sight so they don’t think their operation is blown.”

“It’s probably already blown.”

“What do you mean?”

“I fought with Wheeler. He had to have called Mayer by now.”

“No, we picked up Wheeler just as he was leaving the off base parking lot.”

“I thought he pressed charges.”

“The assault charges were my way of getting you to the jail so I could collect you without Mayer and his boss knowing about your involvement.”

“No shit?” He stared, amazed with Forest.

“No shit. I’ll have you placed in protective custody.”

“Where?”

Forest looked at his watch. “I’m not sure, it could take a while to get you situated.”

“I might have a better idea.”

Liam

“I want him found and I want him home now,” his voice boomed out over the situation room.

Every one of Infinity’s soldiers snapped to attention. The only ones missing were Maddox and River. Several soldiers closest to him quaked in their fucking boots.

Good, Liam had no regrets.

If it took a goddamned army and he was demoted for using his unit for personal use, then so fucking be it.

One of their own was missing.

“Colonel,” Link’s quiet voice came from just behind his shoulder and Liam closed his eyes, so fucking thankful Fury had finally arrived.

“Link. Eagle.” He turned to the pair of leading experts in what they did best. Track, kill, and rescue.

“What’s his last known location?” Link asked.

“The county jail,” Liam said tightly.

“Do you have the time of his disappearance?”

“The local sheriff said he was removed from his cell at twenty hundred hours and taken out through the service entrance.”

“Sounds like FBI or CIA,” Eagle said.

Liam frowned. “Could be, but nobody is fucking talking.”

He waved a hand at Infinity. “Dismissed. Stay ready.” His voice was tight with rage and Infinity hurried from the room.

They knew him by now. They all better be ready to hit the ground running. The only Infinity member left in the room was Dillon. The soldier stood with his arms crossed over his chest and a worried look on his chiseled face.

Both Eagle and Link stood strong and silent in front of Liam.

“We can’t do shit until we have an idea of where he’s at,” Link said bluntly.

“I know. And that’s where my brother comes in.” He nodded toward his twin.

Logan stood off to his right on the phone trying to get through to someone. Just then, Logan snapped up right. “Fear? I need a favor.”

Liam stepped closer when his brother explained the situation over the phone.

“Who’s Fear?” Link asked.

“He works for Phoenix,” Dillon replied. “Code name Fear. Used to be with Infinity. He’s best friends with the Secretary of Defense.”

Eagle shot Dillon a curious look. “Really? Isn’t that Giovanni Rossi’s group?”

“Yes.”

“We can handle shit they can’t.” Link scratched the back of his neck.

“You’d be wrong,” Dillon replied.

“How do you know them?”

Dillon smirked. “I got to know each of them during a joint rescue op.”

Link’s eyes narrowed. “That doesn’t mean shit.”

“Okay, let’s dial it down,” Eagle hissed at Link. “You don’t know what Phoenix is capable of, so shut the hell up.”

Liam sent a dark look at Link.

Dillon gave Link a disgusted look and then turned toward a small table that held fixings for coffee and poured a cup.

“Phoenix goes wherever they are needed. In fact, they can reach more places than Infinity,” Liam informed Link.

“But not more places than Fury,” Eagle added.

Liam gazed at the pair. “True, but in this case, more bodies are better. Not to mention, Phoenix is so goddamned lethal it would make your head spin.”

Link blinked and then nodded.

Liam waited to see if Logan got anywhere with Fear. If he had to, Liam would personally call Rossi to get his help and that was the reason Link and Eagle were here.

With Fury, Infinity, and possibly Phoenix on the job, they’d find Spencer in no time. He hoped.

“Colonel?”

He spun when Maddox entered the room with River by his side.

“What happened?” Maddox asked tightly.

Liam took a deep breath and filled Maddox and River in on Spencer’s situation.

“No way in hell would Spencer assault someone,” Maddox growled on behalf of his best friend.

River placed a hand on