Forsaken by S.J. Harper

Author:S.J. Harper [Harper, S.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: All Romance eBooks
Published: 2015-07-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Day Three: Monday, September 9

By six we’re all sitting around the conference room table. Maitlan has supplied us with bagels and cream cheese, coffee and juice. We’re refreshed, refueled, and ready. Now it’s time for the waiting game. A few minutes after six thirty, Eve places a call, again using the speaker function.

The call goes immediately to voicemail. There’s no greeting. My guess is the guys have dumped it. We hear a growl of frustration followed by a crash. The line disconnects.

“Somebody’s not having a good morning,” says Torres, smiling into her cup of Joe.

There’s a flurry of activity in Eve’s apartment. She picks up her landline and calls down to the concierge, ordering that her car be brought around. Footfalls on the hardwood floors allow me to imagine her moving around her apartment. Finally there’s the bing of an elevator. She’s heading to the garage. My guess, to her SUV.

I look up at Bradley. “You’re all set to track her?”

“Piece of cake,” he says.

Torres’ cell phone buzzes. She listens for but a moment before disconnecting. “One of my guys confirmed Eve just left Elysium. She’s in a white BMW SUV. They’ll tail her at a safe distance until we can catch up.”

Zack tosses his half-eaten bagel into the trash. “Bradley, you stay behind and handle coms. O’Neill, Torres, Monroe, we’ll head out in two separate cars.”

“What about me? I’m going with you,” says Maitlan.

Zack flashes him a look that says he’ll tolerate no arguments. “No. You’re staying here. If the kidnappers get nervous and step up their timeline, we need to be ready. You need to be here. And you have to maintain a cool head. Remember, ask to speak to Robby. Agree to their demands. Bradley will talk you through it.”

Maitlan nods. He looks at Bradley, his new lifeline. Then back at us. “I have a beater Chevy truck in the garage. Space 104. I barely drive the thing, I certainly don’t take it to social events or Elysium. Eve wouldn’t recognize it. The keys are marked and hanging by the elevator on the key rack.”

“When will the money be here and ready?” asks Zack.

Maitlan checks his watch. “I called my banker last night. It’s too much for me to waltz out of the bank with. They own an armored Mercedes. He’s bagging up the money, placing the duffels in the trunk and driving it over. I should have it in hand by ten.”

Zack turns to Bradley. “Keep a security detail on it.”

“Will do.”

“Roger?” Zack’s hand is on Maitlan’s arm. “You going to be all right?”

He narrows his eyes. “I will be as soon as I have my son back. Zack? Don’t let them get away.”

Zack releases his grip. “We won’t.”

* * * *

We pick up Eve’s tail on I-87 N out of the city. Zack is riding shotgun. The two of us are in the lead car, our dress casual. Just two folks heading out of the city to enjoy a little fresh air for the day.

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