“We’re standing together on this,” Gene said. “It was done as the collective, not the singular person. Elizabeth won’t hate us all. She’ll be angry, but at some point, we’ll find this nut, and all will be forgiven.”
Ivan laughed.
And laughed.
And laughed.
That was pretty damn funny. Did they know the woman at all?
“You don’t have to worry about hate. You have to worry about her kicking all of your asses. The only one she won’t beat to a pulp is Chris. She likes him the most.”
The man laughed.
Oh, while he wished that was true, Chris knew it had nothing to do with that.
“No, she’ll be more sadistic and take away my new ME backup. She’s my boss, and I’ve been to this rodeo before. She might beat all your asses in the gym, but she’ll strip back my funding, and I’ll have to hire a hack who likes to speculate.”
Ehhh…
He wasn’t wrong.
“Where are they?” Ivan asked. “So, I can calm down enough to do my goddamn job without her sabotaging it.”
Ironically, she was his job.
That wasn’t lost on them.
“NOLA,” he said. “The Huntershave no choice but to get the Von Donore thing handled. Gabe called out the dogs on him. The military is getting bitchy. They want that itch scratched, and since she uses their intel, she owes them one. They’ve given her information to helpThe Hunters, and it’s payback time. She’s getting them ready to move on Donore outside of the country.”
Well, that sucked.
This had to be distracting for her and annoying all at once.
Ethan continued.
“So, she’s heading there, and then, she’s off to wherever she’s going next as she tracks the cuckoo.”
Chris was curious.
“Do we know where that is?” he asked.
Ethan shook his head.
“No. She wouldn’t talk about it. She’s trying to keep us safe, and we need to help any way we can. Ivan, what’s the situation with the kids?” he asked, wanting to be proactive with helping Elizabeth to lighten her load.
To answer, Ivan pulled up information.
He’d been on his tablet, working on just that. Keeping the kids moving was a pain in the ass, but it was the safest bet. They were prepping to move the kids any day now to keep them safe.
“Chris gave me a list of homes that his business owns under a whole lot of secrecy. Those shell companies are buried deep. That will keep us a step ahead. We’ll utilize them, and worst-case scenario, we’ll use Chartres inNOLA. No one knows where that is, and it’s not in our names.”
Well, that was good to know.
“Where are they heading next?” Callen asked. “Asking for a grandpa who is scared for Oliver.”
Oh, they knew what he meant.
They were all feeling that.
