Desperate Escape by Lisa Harris

Author:Lisa Harris
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon Love Inspired
Published: 2015-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

“We got us a computer.” Grant grinned a minute later as he sat down beside Maddie and balanced the borrowed lightweight laptop on his knees.

“And our new friend over there didn’t mind?” Maddie leaned toward Grant so she could see the screen.

“He said he could listen to music just as well as play games on this. We’re going to have to hurry, though. Apparently there isn’t much battery left.”

Maddie flipped open the locket and handed him the flash drive.

Grant slid it into the USB port and clicked it open. “Wait a minute...it wants a password.”

“A password?”

A safeguard box had popped up, verifying that the drive was locked with a password. “Did Sam give you one?”

Maddie shook her head. “No. He never mentioned a password.”

He caught the concern in Maddie’s voice and blew out a sigh of frustration. So far he felt as if they were fighting a phantom at every turn. If he was going to keep her safe, he needed to know what they were up against. And at the moment that meant they needed that password.

“Think, Maddie. Start going through your conversation with him again. There has to be a way to open this flash drive.”

He started typing random words into the password box. State Department... Guinea-Bissau... Drug Trafficking...

Nothing.

“Wait a minute.” Maddie rested her hand against his arm.

Grant looked up from the computer. “What is it?”

“Try Crystal.”

“Okay. Why?”

“I hadn’t been able to remember before, but her name was Crystal.”

“Whose name?” Grant typed in the name.

“Remember I told you I thought he was talking about his girlfriend? What if Crystal’s not a person, but a password?”

“You’re right. We’re in.” Grant grinned as the list of documents popped up. “Not a bad password. Cocaine comes in two main forms, powder—”

“And a crystal rock form,” Maddie finished.

“Okay, let’s see what we’ve got on here.” He started clicking through the documents. “The last file Sam opened was the day before his death. Looks like we’ve got a name... Reid Johnson. There’s a pretty extensive profile of the guy.”

“Who is he?” Maddie asked.

“I’m not sure yet.” Grant skimmed through the document. “Born and raised outside of Detroit... Graduated from Liberty High School. Attended the University of Michigan where he earned a degree in political science... This has got to be our guy. Look at this.” Grant pointed at the screen. “He’s worked with Homeland Security, congress, education and training initiatives, a post in DC, Country Director for West Africa, international security affairs...”

“And currently?”

“He works for the State Department and is connected to the US Embassy in Dakar.” He let out a low whistle. “If this is right, Maddie, this guy’s going to have a lot of clout.”

“Enough clout to try to make sure I disappear.”

“Unfortunately, yeah.” He caught the fear in her voice and squeezed her hand. “But he’s not going to win this. And now that we at least know who we’re up against, I’m hoping we can somehow figure a way to be better prepared.”

“What else is in there?”

Grant clicked open a dozen files and let them pop up across the desktop.

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