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She watched him for a while longer, then took a deep breath. "Call Wade. Find out what you need to find out. We need to share information, and I have a feeling it won't be safe here for long."
21
He watched Addy disappear into the cabin and took a few moments for himself. The area here was secluded but there were too many places for people to hide if they wanted to.
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and tapped Wade's number. It rang twice and he worried he'd have to wait a few hours to talk to him. But as the third ring sounded, Wade's voice answered.
"Hi, Rafe. What's happening?"
"I'm at a cabin in the woods outside of the city with the GHOST team and the senator. There was someone snooping around the hotel and they felt it prudent to move the senator to a safe house."
Wade's deep exhale of breath was the only sound for a moment. "Okay. What do you need from me?"
"Addy wants me to share what I know. We found the senator's paperwork, we have it here. I know what he's done and what he has on King. They are recording the senator now certifying and explaining the documents and how he knows them to be true in case he expires."
"Is he alright?"
"He was shot in the shoulder. He's in pain. But he's overweight and all this stress can't be good for him. Addy also believes we'll be compromised here soon and the senator will need to be moved again."
"Okay. It'll come out soon enough I guess. I have Gaige and company, from GHOST, out picking up my wife and kids. I was sent a photo of them outside of the house. King's men are watching them, it's better if they are secured."
"What about you?"
"I'll be joining them while I figure out how to expose King. I think Addy's right, you'll likely need to get the senator out of the state and somewhere secure. I'll talk to Gaige about it."
Rafe swallowed the lump in his throat. It felt like a giant ball of dirt going down, but he needed to tell Wade what happened.
"They tracked us to the Bowman home. It was because of me. There was a tracker in my gym bag."
"Jensen Gable was after you."
"It appears so. I didn't think he was previously. But..."
Wade huffed out a breath. "They're running scared right now Rafe. I don't believe anyone is safe. Do you have anyone in your office who you suspect would be on the take?"
"The only two people in my office are me and Leesha. Outside of us, the only others we deal with on a regular basis are the two interns, Ridley McCleskey and Brett Selisen. They've been in the office with us for two years."
"Remember what I told you when you first started with me, Rafe. There are so few people you can truly trust. Most others are in it for the fame or the money. You need to find out what those two interns have going on in their lives. Do they need money? Is something else going on? Look at podcasts or someone trying to make a name for themselves."
"Okay. I'll take care of it as soon as we hang up."
"Rafe?" Wade exhaled. "You need to check out Leesha also. Something could have changed in her life too."
Rafe's stomach twisted. Leesha had always been stellar. She was also loyal.
"Rafe?"
"Yes. I'll check her out too."
"Okay. I'm going to be working on how to get the senator's information into the hands of someone who can get it to the correct people. As soon as you have the video uploaded of the senator describing what he did and each of the documents, send it to me on the private server."
"I will. It shouldn't be too much longer."
"Also from this point on, let's keep communication going through GHOST. I don't want King finding either of us. Does Leesha know where you are?"
"No. I only told her I was out."
"Cut off communication with her until you've researched Leesha and the interns. I'll have GHOST make contact privately and have her clear your calendar."
