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He wished he could call the Cave for back-up, but he didn’t dare. He had no idea who in that crowd had sold Sergei out.
He put down the digital recorder, dragged out his phone and pulled up Tam’s number.
“Nikolai. I’m surprised to hear from you,” she cooed. “I heard the angel betrayed you. I thought you’d be licking your mortal wounds under a bush someplace. To think I got into it with one of Zhoglo’s lackeys, and at Sean’s wedding, too.”
“Shut up, Tam.” His voice cracked with emotion. “Remember Sergei’s daughter? The one you said was dead, or worse?”
“Yes. Calm down. You sound like you’re about to have a stroke.”
“She’s alive, Tam! As of two days ago, she was alive! But she’s on the slab. They’re going to break her down for parts. Today!”
“Break her down for parts? What the hell are you—”
“Organs!” he yelled. “They’re fucking organ thieves!”
Tam was startled into total silence.
He waited, till he couldn’t stand it anymore. “So?” he prompted. “Will you help me? She’s alone in the dark. Gonna help me save her?”
Tam blew out a breath. “Oh, fuck, yes.” Her voice was low and savage. “Where do you want me?”
“Stand ready. I’ll call Davy. I’ll call you back in a few, and we’ll come up with a plan.” He hit end and dialed Davy’s number.
Davy answered on the first ring.
“Got some bad news for you,” Nick said. “We lost Zhoglo.”
That threw him for a second. “Huh?”
“They shook us. They loaded some shit into a couple of SUVs, and the whole pack piled in and took off. Marcus followed them to a parking garage, but a car stalled out at the entrance. By the time he got inside, they’d switched vehicles and were out of there. Which means they made us, probably a while ago. So consider that when you calculate your—”
“Never mind that,” Nick cut in impatiently. “Fuck Zhoglo. Where’s Mathes?”
Davy hesitated for a second, nonplussed. “Uh…”
“Where the fuck is Mathes’s icon?” Nick roared. “And where the fuck is Mathes?”
“All over the place,” Davy said. “Left his house at three, went to his office suite, then a stop at a private medical lab in Bellevue, and then he got on the highway and went to a place called Kimble—”
“Kimble?” Alarm jangled every nerve. “Fuck! That’s where they’ve got the kids! Why didn’t you tell me he was moving? How long has he been there?”
“About an hour and a half.” Davy’s voice was guarded. “What kids? You didn’t tell us to tell you when Mathes moved. Granted, you were pretty distracted the last time you were here—”
“Never mind that. That filthy shithead Mathes is killing kids and harvesting their organs. You guys want to help me stop him?”
There were about two seconds of shocked silence. “I’m with you,” Davy said. “I’ll tell the others.”
“Get all the firepower you can carry. Whatever you’ve got. Get on the road for Kimble. You got someone to spot us on the Specs monitor, in case the fucker moves?”
“Raine can—”
“Good. Call the FBI. Get their rapid response team moving. I’d be glad for the help. I’ll tell Tamara to meet us in Kimble. Move. Go.Now.”
The boy namedJosh was so beautiful. Even with blood streaking his face from that lump on his forehead, even vomiting his guts out, he was the most beautiful thing Sveti had ever seen. Those green eyes, like leaves, like grass, like life. All things she hadn’t seen in so long.
She couldn’t stop staring at him. She knew it was rude, but her eyes stayed on him. The other children sat around him and stared too, silent and owl-eyed.
And when he smiled at her, oh. Her heart bumped. No one had smiled at her in months, unless she counted Yuri’s yellow-toothed leer.
