Devon Slater had really upset her.
She stared at him.
“Anthony, do I look like I have time or the inclination to deal with jackassery right now? I’m playing hide-and-seek with a killer, and he’s winning. Don’t make me stake your ass in front of FBI west with a note offering you up for annoying me.”
He swallowed.
Yep.
Stressed.
He went there.
“And yet, we still miss you?” he asked, trying to soothe the angry boss beast so she didn’t have a stroke.
That worked.
She actually laughed, but she was so goddamn tired. She had about all of the jackassery she could take for today, and it was not even nine in the morning.
“MATE will scan the skulls. I need you to get me an ID on them. I don’t know where to head next, and I’m betting their identities will tell me that. He wants me slowed down, so we need to do the opposite, okay?”
He could do that.
“I have the information coming in from MATE’S scan, Boss.”
Good.
She looked at her watch. She needed to bail on this scene and possibly, DC, and quickly.
Deep down, she knew if she stayed here long enough, there was a risk of Devon coming back here. By now, he was watching, and he was well aware where she was.
Between the Russian assassin, the speaker that had shut off, and the media outside this church, he was already enjoying the show.
They’d kept it quiet about who died last night, but the media was tenacious, and it was only a matter of time before someone was bribed at the hospital and information came out.
Then, he’d know that not only was she in town, but she’d survived the assault on her life.
Wherever he was, there was no doubt that he was already planning the next deaths.
Would it be skeletons he dug up, or would it be fresh victims?
Elizabeth wasn’t sure.
But she’d find out when he left them for her.
“I’ve got a few things to handle here, and then, I’m getting up in the air. Please put a rush on it, Tony. I need you and Jaxon all over this.”
He understood.
Chris had told him how dire this was, and you’d have to be an idiot not to feel the tension around Chris, Callen, Ethan, and Gene.
Everyone was stressed.
EVERYONE.
That also included him.
As he was watching her, Tony felt overwhelmed and worried for her.
