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CHAPTER 33
Jareth
The four of us quietly walked through a wooded area half a mile from Terri’s warehouse. The inky black sky surrounded us with only the moonlight and the night vision goggles Gage Christensen had brought us, creating a greenish-blue film over the forest before us when we met up ten minutes ago. Besides the soft sounds of our muffled footsteps, a lone owl hooted in the distance.
Gage had also grabbed our motley crew guns and holsters, although he likely had other forms of ammunition in the pack he carried on his back. When he offered to come with us, I reluctantly accepted. I didn’t know him well enough to trust him, but Alden did, and Hazel’s safe return was my biggest concern.
My phone buzzed in my pocket as we neared the edge of the large metal structure sticking to the tree line. Terri. The text with his location. The idiot thought turning off Hazel’s phone or destroying it would stop me from finding them.
My phone buzzed again. Amelia.
She didn’t wait for me to say anything before she jumped in. “I didn’t bother disabling their cameras. It would’ve been too in their face you were there, but they are on a sweet continuous loop.”
“Number of guys?”
“Right now, Terri and Tony. He’s a fucking moron. However, in another five to ten minutes, your godfather expects men from his team to arrive. Spoiler. I intercepted that call and they won’t be.”
I chuckled.
“Oh, and don’t think I wasn’t aware that Gage Christensen has hacked my database to shadow my moves. BTW, I let him in. I’ll let it pass this time, Jareth, but once he’s shown you I can be trusted, I’m locking my system up tight again.”
“Noted.” Logically, my instinct told me I could trust Amelia, but that niggling feeling wouldn’t leave me until I had proof. I’d trusted Terri for the last fifteen years and Tony for the past ten, and the two of them still screwed me over. And now Hazel was going to pay for my poor judgment.
“Which entrance?” Killian said, through our shared earpiece, motioning to the building. As soon as Gage handed us the small piece of plastic, the four of us had inserted it into our ears.
I relayed the question to Amelia.
“Back right. East side. The warehouse has a huge open floor plan. The only closed-off rooms are three office spaces in the back. She’s likely in one of those.”
“Got it. Thanks.” I hung up.
“Alden. You’re with me going in through the rear door. Killian and Gage go through the front. Eyes open. There shouldn’t be any additional men besides Tony and Terri.”
“What do you want us to do with Tony when we find him?”
I growled. “I don’t care. Terri’s mine. I have a clean-up crew on standby if necessary.”
All three men quickly lifted their chins in acknowledgment, and we dispersed in our designated direction. Alden and I moved silently around the edge of the asphalt parking lot until we were only two car lengths from the back door.
JARETH
Locks?
AMELIA
Electronic. Already unlocked.
JARETH
Cameras?
AMELIA
Still playing the loop I created.
I looked at Alden and gestured to the large, scratched metal door, the same gray as the outside of the building. When I eased open the heavy door, I could not stop the slight squeal it made. I quickly slid through the opening, Alden came right in behind me, and secured the door shut.
We both paused, our backs against the walls, waiting for someone to notice our arrival.
