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“There you are!” Echo popped out of the window and climbed out to stand. “Wow, what a view!”
And that was his cue to get going. He stood, but stopped when Azrael gripped his hand and gave it a brief squeeze. Real walked away, not looking back.
He climbed through the window and down the stairs. Flexing his fingers.
A few hours later, they regrouped in Dave's dining room.
Along with the locations, Cash told them that there were, to his knowledge, nine kids, including him, in Solomon’s places. Three children in each place. With Cash, Apollo, and Azrael rescued, that meant there were six remaining.
“Real, get in there and get it done,” Dave told the former SEAL. “If you meet any resistance, you know what to do.”
“What about the assassins under Solomon’s control?” Wrath interrupted with a hard voice. “Are they just going to be eliminated?”
“What about the original three?” Justice cut in over Wrath.
Both men stared across the table at Dave. The former SecDef briefly closed his eyes, pinched the bridge of his nose, and sighed. “We need to get those kids out of there before they are killed. If any assassins get in our way, you’ll have no choice.”
“Don’t forget we were just kids when we were brought into this way of life,” Echo reminded Dave.
“I remember,” Dave said. “But you’re no longer children. And if Rogue, Fisher, and whomever else is involved tries to kill those kids or prevent us from getting them out, my hands will be tied.”
With that said, Dave stood and nodded at Real. When the SecDef left the room, Stone stayed behind.
“Our best bet is to locate Fisher and Rogue before we breach,” Stone told Real.
“And how are we going to do that?” Real asked.
“We’re Erebus. Finding people is what we do.”
Real returned Stone’s smirk and then turned to Wrath and Justice. “You two seem invested in finding Rogue and Fisher. So, you’re tasked with getting the message to them. Tell them that if they interfere, they will be eliminated.”
Justice shoved up from the table and stalked out of the room. Wrath moved more slowly, exchanging a squinty-eyed look with Real.
“You’re not my commander,” Wrath said silkily. “I don’t take orders from anyone.”
“Wrath,” Stone said, and Wrath held up his hand to stop Stone’s words.
“But I’ll do it this time because I want to see those kids rescued.”
Real, appearing unconcerned, nodded and lifted his cup of coffee to sip at.
“What about your brother?” Real asked Wrath.
“Justice is good at finding Fisher.”
“Okay, there will be two teams. One for Long Beach and the other for Los Angeles. We will breach at the same time at each location,” Real said. “Don’t forget to wear your comms, take radios, and grab a burner phone. I already programed my number in the phones. Leave your IDs.”
Everyone snatched up earpieces, long range walkie talkies, and a burner phone from the pile in the middle of the table.
“Feels like I’m back in the military,” Savage said, tucking the earpiece into his ear.
“Then I’ll be sure to sound the bugle in the morning.” Thane grinned and Savage thumped him on the forehead with his finger.
Real shook his head and turned to Echo and Ice. “Are you two ready?”
“We are,” Ice said, taking Echo’s hand.
“You got a plan?”
