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wanted to talk about it, but didn’t know what to say, or how to say it. She looked at her wrists, then at the ripped wrappers on the table. “So what… what do we do now?”
    “I’m going to get in touch with my other team member, Mason. I don’t think we can drive out yet. The roads are still washed out in the area from the rain, and the bridge got flooded. The main cell tower is down. It’s safer to stay here for another few days. Once we get out, I can bring you to a different location that’s more… professional.” He glanced around them.
    Kate flushed. “Okay. Um, how are you going to contact him? Do you have implants in your heads that allow you to communicate without Wi-Fi?” She wanted the passion back, but if he didn’t want to pursue that, there was nothing else to do but cope. Maybe joking around would help—at least it would cheer her up.
    “That day is closer than you think,” he responded, giving her a grin. “But no. My cell phone has… features, let’s say, that aren’t available to the general public. I can’t get back to my place in town right now, but I have a secure computer in my bag. I was able to grab a few things after Connor called me to say that he needed a place for you. Plus, I have equipment stored here.”
    “Oh, because all family cabins ,” she made air quotes, “have spy equipment lying around. I assume you also have guns and ammo? And by the way, why do you have bondage cuffs? Is that part of the freshman level kit, too?”
    “That’s for the advanced level students, Kate. Master class.” He raised one eyebrow and she flushed, nervous suddenly at the look in his eye. He’d told her that nothing would happen between them again, but that’s not what his body language was saying. “Stay here.” He went to the door.
    “Sloan.” She panicked. “Where are you going?”
    “Getting supplies. I’ll be back. Ten minutes.”
    “It’s still raining.”
    “I won’t be too long. Try to relax and think about Ella’s comment. I have a feeling that’s going to be useful for us. See if you can come up with anything.” He paused at the door, then turned back and handed her a notebook and pen from a small cabinet near the entry. “My bag’s locked, so don’t try to get into it.” And he disappeared into the driving silver pouring from the sky. She watched, peering as he disappeared into the woods at the back of the cabin, and a feeling of deep unease had her shivering from more than the cold. He had equipment hidden out there somewhere? Where, in some weird bunker?
    She swallowed, half-tempted to follow, but the immediate realization of that futility hit her. Who really cared where he hid his stuff? She was either safe with him or she was not, and knowing his hidey-hole wouldn’t give her leverage. If it really mattered, he’d have tied her up again. Or gone in secret. She bit her lip, eyed his bag on the floor. It did have a small and powerful lock on the end; a zipper style she’d never seen. Not new age-y or anything, just—sturdy. Expensive. Hard to get into. She walked up and touched the fabric, and it felt slippery and plastic as well as cloth-like and almost metallic. She wouldn’t be surprised to learn it was bulletproof or something.
    When the door opened again, she screamed. “You scared me.”
    “There’s nobody but us for miles, Kate. This is very secluded.” He had another bag like the first. He looked at her position close to his duffel. “Curious?”
    “I set this place up with equipment before I even started the job in town. I have another place, too. I figured I might need a safe hideout and it’s better to be over-prepared than under.” He unlocked the new bag, hands fast, and removed a computer and cable, and a black box that connected between them. “This is my secure line.”
    “What, you have a secret antenna or a cable underground? Satellite links? Magic?”
    He just smiled. “Something. Yeah.”
    “You’d tell me but then