implying her partner might have a say in that, as well. He was right, but that wasn’t the point. She ignored him again and glanced back at the room, meeting each of their gazes and holding them briefly before moving on to the next.
“Are we clear?” she demanded and wasn’t satisfied until they all nodded.
“And I thought you were going to kick his ass,” Logan joked.
Gideon glanced her way again and gave her another questioning look filled with disbelief. She wasn’t sure if he doubted the thought or her ability. Either way, it was neither the time nor the place to have that chat.
“Despite this little conversation, Vic’s sex life wasn’t part of the agenda,” Tah said when the room remained silent. “So let’s move on.”
Logan coughed, but Vic knew it was only to hide a laugh. She was starting to feel embarrassed, like maybe she’d overreacted, when Gideon reached over and laced his fingers with hers. She did her best to relax and focus on Tah.
“Abby and I will head for Denver in two days. We’ll take Logan and Clara with us along with Zane and Diane. We won’t be coming back here,” Tah said. “Instead, we’ll head straight to Riverton, Oklahoma. Our contact there is a man named Daniel. Zane’s Uncle Orsai vouched for Daniel.”
“Where is Orsai?” Vic asked. “I haven’t seen him.”
“Orsai left last evening,” the Professor said. “He said he was needed elsewhere, but he would visit us in Oklahoma.”
“What do we know about Riverton?” Murphy asked. “And this Daniel.”
“I’ve done as much digging as I can from here,” Abby said. “He’s the sheriff in Riverton, a small town named because of where it butts up against the Red River. The place we’re heading is a ranch just outside town. From what I’ve been told, it’s huge. The main house sits on over thirty acres and there are several other homes on the property, as well.”
“Space so we’re not smelling all the sex we’re not having,” Murphy muttered. “Sign me up.”
“Reno and Amia will leave a few days after we do. Professor, you’ll be traveling with them along with Lydia,” Tah said, ignoring Murphy.
“How soon is that? I have more to do. I should be the last to leave,” the Professor argued.
“No can do,” Reno said. “You’re with us, and you’ll be ready on time.”
The Professor grumbled until Abby reached over and patted his knee with her free hand.
“Vic,” Tah continued. “You, Kenzie and Holt will take Ariel with you.”
Vic nodded. It didn’t seem like a good time to let him know Kenzie and Holt would be traveling separately. That meant it would just be her and Ariel, who she still didn’t trust. Great combination. They might kill each other along the way.
“Murphy and Finn will leave last with Griffin. They’ll be transporting Dillon,” Tah said.
“I still say we should just snap the bastard’s neck and be done with it,” Murphy said.
Vic felt Gideon tense beside her at the mention of Dillon, and she squeezed his hand with hers.
“He has answers, and he will give them to us,” Tah said. “Until he does, Dillon will remain very much alive.” He looked over at Gideon. “And you’re more than welcome to come along.”
“We could use a man with your skills in the lab,” Abby added.
Gideon shook his head. “I’ll be moving on as soon as you do.”
Vic did her best to ignore the looks that came her way. She knew Gideon was leaving. His words weren’t a surprise. They were having sex, not a relationship. Hell, she’d only spent one night with him. One night shouldn’t be fucking with her head. She loosened her grip on his hand and barely contained her surprise when he squeezed her hand this time. She refused to glance his way, though. She couldn’t trust herself not to giveaway how much she didn’t want to be reminded of him leaving.
“Gideon is the reason we know more, now,” the Professor stated. “He’s rewritten several of our testing codes
“Are we clear?” she demanded and wasn’t satisfied until they all nodded.
“And I thought you were going to kick his ass,” Logan joked.
Gideon glanced her way again and gave her another questioning look filled with disbelief. She wasn’t sure if he doubted the thought or her ability. Either way, it was neither the time nor the place to have that chat.
“Despite this little conversation, Vic’s sex life wasn’t part of the agenda,” Tah said when the room remained silent. “So let’s move on.”
Logan coughed, but Vic knew it was only to hide a laugh. She was starting to feel embarrassed, like maybe she’d overreacted, when Gideon reached over and laced his fingers with hers. She did her best to relax and focus on Tah.
“Abby and I will head for Denver in two days. We’ll take Logan and Clara with us along with Zane and Diane. We won’t be coming back here,” Tah said. “Instead, we’ll head straight to Riverton, Oklahoma. Our contact there is a man named Daniel. Zane’s Uncle Orsai vouched for Daniel.”
“Where is Orsai?” Vic asked. “I haven’t seen him.”
“Orsai left last evening,” the Professor said. “He said he was needed elsewhere, but he would visit us in Oklahoma.”
“What do we know about Riverton?” Murphy asked. “And this Daniel.”
“I’ve done as much digging as I can from here,” Abby said. “He’s the sheriff in Riverton, a small town named because of where it butts up against the Red River. The place we’re heading is a ranch just outside town. From what I’ve been told, it’s huge. The main house sits on over thirty acres and there are several other homes on the property, as well.”
“Space so we’re not smelling all the sex we’re not having,” Murphy muttered. “Sign me up.”
“Reno and Amia will leave a few days after we do. Professor, you’ll be traveling with them along with Lydia,” Tah said, ignoring Murphy.
“How soon is that? I have more to do. I should be the last to leave,” the Professor argued.
“No can do,” Reno said. “You’re with us, and you’ll be ready on time.”
The Professor grumbled until Abby reached over and patted his knee with her free hand.
“Vic,” Tah continued. “You, Kenzie and Holt will take Ariel with you.”
Vic nodded. It didn’t seem like a good time to let him know Kenzie and Holt would be traveling separately. That meant it would just be her and Ariel, who she still didn’t trust. Great combination. They might kill each other along the way.
“Murphy and Finn will leave last with Griffin. They’ll be transporting Dillon,” Tah said.
“I still say we should just snap the bastard’s neck and be done with it,” Murphy said.
Vic felt Gideon tense beside her at the mention of Dillon, and she squeezed his hand with hers.
“He has answers, and he will give them to us,” Tah said. “Until he does, Dillon will remain very much alive.” He looked over at Gideon. “And you’re more than welcome to come along.”
“We could use a man with your skills in the lab,” Abby added.
Gideon shook his head. “I’ll be moving on as soon as you do.”
Vic did her best to ignore the looks that came her way. She knew Gideon was leaving. His words weren’t a surprise. They were having sex, not a relationship. Hell, she’d only spent one night with him. One night shouldn’t be fucking with her head. She loosened her grip on his hand and barely contained her surprise when he squeezed her hand this time. She refused to glance his way, though. She couldn’t trust herself not to giveaway how much she didn’t want to be reminded of him leaving.
“Gideon is the reason we know more, now,” the Professor stated. “He’s rewritten several of our testing codes
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