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still Robert McNeil and not this agent, William Klarke. Now his distance, the way he refused to go see his sister, made more sense. Kylie’s fear, the way she watched Tazz like he might at any moment lose it, all pointed to a man who might not have as much control as he appeared.
    Had Tazz kept himself away to protect everyone?
    It made a sick kind of sense, Dare thought, watching Tazz’s shoulders tense. He remained slumped over his knees, though while he asked, “Where is your old man, Kylie?”
    “I haven’t seen my father in months.”
    “But you know of his project with genetics.” Another statement from Tazz, not a question, but Kylie nodded mutely even though Tazz hadn’t looked up. “You know what those drugs have done, and the super soldiers they’re capable of creating.”
    Shit. The breath left Dare on a heavy exhale. Super soldiers. And Tazz’s body was pumped full of something that had changed his genes?
    Kylie didn’t nod this time, but she clenched her hands together, her large eyes fixed on Tazz like he was a rabid dog.
    “And you were one of the science teams working on the project.”
    Kylie tightened her hands in front of her until her knuckles shined white and his unease skyrocketed.
    Was Tazz a danger to her? To them? If so, could he even stop the man?
    Tazz glanced up and the intensity of his look sent Dare into the fight or flight state. He’d fought too close to his friend not to know when Tazz was close to violence. But hell, violence directed at Ky? Tazz would break her in half with one arm.
    He made to stand, but at a glance from Tazz, stopped.
    “I’m not going to hurt her,” he said calmly. His light blue eyes spoke a different story.
    “I suggest you don’t, man. You will not like the shit you bring down on yourself if you do,” Dare said. “Genetically modified or not, I will take you down.”
    “Yeah, I imagine you would.” Tazz sat back, crossed his ankles and folded his arms over his chest. If he was attempting to calm the situation down, he might have managed better if he’d not scowled over at Kylie. “And that’s what you are providing to his kidnappers.”
    Dare’s breath left him. She was being blackmailed . Hell, he was being tossed information so quickly he could barely keep up. If that were the case, if her dad had been taken for ransom, it might also explain the Palestinian. When information on something this big got out, it went viral. If her father was messing with genetically modified super soldiers, and word spread, there wouldn’t be many places he could hide that money couldn’t uncover.
    That was bad news for her. But for him, it was the best news he’d heard since he’d spotted her in the airport.
    She wasn’t a spy or an agent. She was a scientist. A scientist in trouble, but nothing he couldn’t handle.
    He caught Tazz’s glance, but read the silent warning in his buddy’s eyes. Tazz wanted to do more questioning. For now, he’d let Tazz continue, but if he pissed him off by scaring Kylie any more than she already was, he’d haul her out of here and away from the crazy Texan.
    “Kylie, do I need to repeat my question? I think we all know the answer,” Tazz muttered.
    Instead of answering Tazz, she turned a look on him like he’d just thrown her to the wolves. Had he? He’d been watching Tazz’s body language closely. Other than his display of aggression with his knife, and the brief, pissed off anger, he was now calm. His body was relaxed and he appeared merely irritated. The sense of danger had passed. Even Dare’s system had relaxed, the adrenaline easing off slowly to a normal level. Tazz still looked a bit flushed, but it was damn hot and humid in the cabin. All in all, he’d seen the Texan much worse.
    “Answer the question,” Tazz said. “Are you trying to hand over top secret information in exchange for your father?”
    Ky paced to one of the portholes and stood with her slender back to them. She opened it, sending in a