asses, and if Grace survives to see tomorrow, we’re going to have to work damn hard to keep her safe.”
CHAPTER 9
AS soon as they reached a town large enough, they ditched the truck and Diego hot-wired an SUV. Driving a stolen vehicle was the very last thing Rio wanted—having Titan breathing down their necks was bad enough. They didn’t need local police interference.
When they reached Texas, Rio would have connections. He had people he could count on. Until then, they had to hope like hell they could get there in one piece.
The first call he made after making sure Grace was as comfortable as he could make her was to his buddy Lazaro to let him know he was coming in hot and he needed a plane to Belize.
Then he placed the call to Sam.
“Talk to me, Rio,” Sam said by way of greeting.
“No, I need you to fucking talk to me,” Rio said. “What’s going on with Resnick and how is he involved in all of this?”
There was a long pause and Rio could picture well the deep frown on Sam’s face. He wouldn’t have liked the twoteam leaders communicating behind his back but oh well. Steele may not be Rio’s favorite person in the world, but the man had his back and he had Steele’s.
“Do you have Grace yet?” Sam asked tersely.
“I need you to tell me what the fuck is going on.”
“There is some question as to Resnick’s involvement,” Sam finally said. “Involved, definitely. He nabbed Shea from the KGI compound because the stupid bastard was trying to protect her and Grace. What he did was get her abducted by the assholes who want to use her and Grace as their experimental projects. It’s a long, involved story, but Resnick has a connection to the lab where Grace and Shea were born. Or rather they were created by pairing egg and sperm from donors with special gifts or abilities. Resnick was one such failed experiment.”
“What the fuck?”
“Bear with me here. Grace and Shea were taken from the lab by the Petersons. They ran and kept running for most of the girls’ lives. Resnick later funded them, but then the Petersons were killed and Grace and Shea went on the run. So not only was Resnick hunting them down, but so were the assholes who wanted to harness their powers.”
“So what side does Resnick line up on then?” Rio demanded.
Sam sighed. “Who the hell knows? He says he wants to protect them. He went to bat when we rescued Shea from a compound in New Mexico. He swears he’ll go public before he allows any harm to come to them.”
“Do you trust him?”
Sam snorted. “Do I trust anyone who works for Uncle Sam?”
Relief lightened some of Rio’s edginess. He didn’t want to question any of the Kelly brothers’ motives, but he wasn’t a fool either. They may sign his paychecks, and he gave them a lot of loyalty, but nobody got blind faith from him.
“Now you give me some info,” Sam said in an impatient tone.
“I have Grace,” Rio said in a low voice. “She’s not good. Not good at all.”
Sam swore softly. “This is going to kill Shea and she’s still struggling with her own recovery.”
“Look, Sam. We’re dealing with some heavy-duty shit. There are things you don’t know. About me. My past.”
There was heavy silence. “I know you did a lot off the record,” Sam said quietly.
“Titan. Ask your man Resnick about it. He probably knows what it is. I don’t have the time to explain. But Titan is involved. Black ops. Off the books. These guys are legit. They don’t fuck around. They damn sure aren’t amateurs. They’re some of the most highly trained operatives you’ll ever encounter. And they’ve been called up to bring Grace in.”
“Fuck.”
“Yeah, fuck. Look, if they want Grace, chances are they aren’t giving Shea a pass. You need to look out for you and yours. Think about moving Shea and then you need to watch your six. These men will do anything to accomplish their mission. The mission
is
everything. It’s the
only
thing. Get in their
CHAPTER 9
AS soon as they reached a town large enough, they ditched the truck and Diego hot-wired an SUV. Driving a stolen vehicle was the very last thing Rio wanted—having Titan breathing down their necks was bad enough. They didn’t need local police interference.
When they reached Texas, Rio would have connections. He had people he could count on. Until then, they had to hope like hell they could get there in one piece.
The first call he made after making sure Grace was as comfortable as he could make her was to his buddy Lazaro to let him know he was coming in hot and he needed a plane to Belize.
Then he placed the call to Sam.
“Talk to me, Rio,” Sam said by way of greeting.
“No, I need you to fucking talk to me,” Rio said. “What’s going on with Resnick and how is he involved in all of this?”
There was a long pause and Rio could picture well the deep frown on Sam’s face. He wouldn’t have liked the twoteam leaders communicating behind his back but oh well. Steele may not be Rio’s favorite person in the world, but the man had his back and he had Steele’s.
“Do you have Grace yet?” Sam asked tersely.
“I need you to tell me what the fuck is going on.”
“There is some question as to Resnick’s involvement,” Sam finally said. “Involved, definitely. He nabbed Shea from the KGI compound because the stupid bastard was trying to protect her and Grace. What he did was get her abducted by the assholes who want to use her and Grace as their experimental projects. It’s a long, involved story, but Resnick has a connection to the lab where Grace and Shea were born. Or rather they were created by pairing egg and sperm from donors with special gifts or abilities. Resnick was one such failed experiment.”
“What the fuck?”
“Bear with me here. Grace and Shea were taken from the lab by the Petersons. They ran and kept running for most of the girls’ lives. Resnick later funded them, but then the Petersons were killed and Grace and Shea went on the run. So not only was Resnick hunting them down, but so were the assholes who wanted to harness their powers.”
“So what side does Resnick line up on then?” Rio demanded.
Sam sighed. “Who the hell knows? He says he wants to protect them. He went to bat when we rescued Shea from a compound in New Mexico. He swears he’ll go public before he allows any harm to come to them.”
“Do you trust him?”
Sam snorted. “Do I trust anyone who works for Uncle Sam?”
Relief lightened some of Rio’s edginess. He didn’t want to question any of the Kelly brothers’ motives, but he wasn’t a fool either. They may sign his paychecks, and he gave them a lot of loyalty, but nobody got blind faith from him.
“Now you give me some info,” Sam said in an impatient tone.
“I have Grace,” Rio said in a low voice. “She’s not good. Not good at all.”
Sam swore softly. “This is going to kill Shea and she’s still struggling with her own recovery.”
“Look, Sam. We’re dealing with some heavy-duty shit. There are things you don’t know. About me. My past.”
There was heavy silence. “I know you did a lot off the record,” Sam said quietly.
“Titan. Ask your man Resnick about it. He probably knows what it is. I don’t have the time to explain. But Titan is involved. Black ops. Off the books. These guys are legit. They don’t fuck around. They damn sure aren’t amateurs. They’re some of the most highly trained operatives you’ll ever encounter. And they’ve been called up to bring Grace in.”
“Fuck.”
“Yeah, fuck. Look, if they want Grace, chances are they aren’t giving Shea a pass. You need to look out for you and yours. Think about moving Shea and then you need to watch your six. These men will do anything to accomplish their mission. The mission
is
everything. It’s the
only
thing. Get in their
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