Page 136 of Lion’s Den

“You’re sure?”

“Absolutely. This is what you love to do, Cam. The Thunderhawks’ goal is to find people and bring them home. Take the job.”

Cam hugged Sedona. Man, what had he done to be blessed with such an amazing woman in his life? “We accept on one condition, sir.”

“Name it.”

“We want a way to communicate with our families while we’re deployed.”

A slight pause, then, “That’s all?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Done. You’ll have satellite phones for yourselves and your significant others by the end of the day. I’ll have them delivered to the police department. That way I won’t have to worry about locating the five of you. I will also have a phone for Sedona. David and the others have satellite phones, so they can show you how they work. Thank you, gentlemen. I look forward to working with you. In the meantime, I’ll talk to David and Personal Security International to schedule your black ops training.”

“Do we really need that, sir?” Dario asked.

David rolled his eyes.

Maddox chuckled. “I’ll share your question with the trainers.”

Each one of the Montgomery brothers flinched, even tough-as-nails Elliot, the sniper with ice running through his veins.

This was not good. Cam just looked at Dario.

His friend paled. “Sorry, sir,” he muttered.

Maddox said, “Your contracts are attached to a secured email sent to the sheriff’s office. Sign them before you do anything else today. I’ll expect to see them within the hour.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Welcome to Fortress Security. Maddox out.”

The rest of The Thunderhawks turned to stare at Dario.

He held up his hands, palms out. “I know. I’m sorry.”

“We’re all going to be sorry,” Spencer said. “I’d better stock up my mike bag.”

“PSI has a clinic that’s staffed twenty-four seven,” Elliot said.

The sniper’s smile didn’t make Cam feel any better. “We’re doomed.”

“No question.” Isaac shook his head. “You just had to open your mouth, didn’t you, Dario?”

“What? We’re trained as well as any other black ops team out there.”

Rhys snorted. “We were trained as well, but we’ve been out of the game for a couple of years. A lot of things happen to your skills in two years, and none of it’s good.”

Cam rubbed his jaw and turned to his boss. “How soon should we expect the call to go to PSI?”

“In two weeks. Your honeymoon will be short and sweet unless you postpone it until after your training is finished.”

He glanced at Sedona, who shrugged. “We’ll let you know, sir.”

“Let’s go back to the station. Maddox wasn’t kidding about signing those contracts within the hour. He’s canceled contracts with potential employees for not following his orders. And just FYI. The men who run PSI are Special Forces, too. One team is a mix of military branches and led by a Navy SEAL. But the primary trainers are a Delta team.”

“Which one?” Isaac asked.