“Two men connected to the cartel were spotted thirty miles outside Eagle River earlier tonight.”
Every protective instinct inside me sharpened instantly.
“Names?”
“We don’t have them yet.”
Trigger cursed under his breath.
Ava continued.
“They’re asking questions. Moving cash. Burning safe locations behind them.”
My jaw tightened hard.
Cleanup crews.
Which meant the cartel was nervous.
Dangerous people got even more dangerous when they were scared.
Flick wrapped her arms around herself tighter.
I noticed immediately.
Of course I did.
“They know about me being here at the tavern,” she whispered.
Ava hesitated.
Too long.
Flick went pale.
“Oh my God…”
“They know there’s a female witness,” Ava corrected carefully. “We don’t think they know your current location yet.”
Yet.
That word hung ugly in the room.
Isabel looked close to panicking again.
“What if they followed us here?”
“They didn’t,” Wolf answered firmly.
Calm.
Certain.
Ranger.
The girl looked at him like she wanted desperately to believe that.
Truthfully?
