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“Easy, man,” Jonesy says, clapping me on my back. “Keep your shit together.”
The room keeps spinning and spinning, sending a burst of nausea through me.
At the end of the dark tunnel of my vision, Sawyer and Aaron lift Tony and throw him into a chair.
Mia has my mother and my heart. She has to be all right. They both do.
“Mia, are you there?” Big Al’s voice booms through the comms. “Team, we’re trying to get her on the phone. Maybe she lost signal. Proceed with caution.”
Shaking off my fog quickly, I snap into control. I close the space between me and Tony in three large strides and get in his face.
“Is Mia in danger?” I demand.
Confusion engulfs his features. “Yes.”
One word.
And my world crumbles.
“Who is after her? Who were you trying to stop?”
“Lisa.”
“Who the fuck is that?”
He shakes his head in tiny pulses but doesn’t answer. He’s confused.
Get in line, bud.
I grip him fiercely around the throat, drawing a gasp from him. “Answer me. Who is Lisa, and what does she want with Mia?”
“She wants—” He coughs, so I loosen my grip on his neck.
“Wants what?”
“Looking. For. Him.”
Reluctantly, I loosen my grip further. “For who?”
Before he can answer, Tomer’s voice comes through the comms. “We’ve got the wrong tango. Or he’s not working alone.”
The fuck? When did he get there?
“Explain, T,” Sawyer snaps.
“I tracked the serial number on the tablet to a local electronics store. It was sold on Friday. I found the credit card that made the purchase. Lisa Bowers. Intel director at the FBI. She’s Tony’s boss. I think that’s who Tony was trying to stop.”
I lock my gaze on Tony. “Lisa is the one working with the Mafia?”
“Yes,” he huffs, struggling to catch his breath. “She framed me so she’d have a scapegoat if she ever got caught by the bureau. But she won’t stop until she silences Mia. It’s personal for her.”
“Yeah, well, it’s pretty damn personal for me too.”
Big Al orders a retreat, instructing us to bring Tony. He agrees to come peacefully, contending that he wants to help.
On the way to the SUV, Tomer comes on the line. “I checked the security camera footage on your doorstep, Klein. Mia left at gunpoint a few minutes ago. I’m trying to get you a location. Load up and stand by.”
We’re in the SUV three minutes later.
