Unbound Pursuit by Lindsay McKenna

Author:Lindsay McKenna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Military, Romance
Publisher: Blue Turtle Publishing
Published: 2016-09-02T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

Tal’s eyes smarted with fatigue as she sat in the Lockwood family office. She was surrounded by four different radios, plus a sat phone. Wyatt’s laptop was her main focus, since she was no good for doing much of anything else. It was five p.m. on Saturday, and all of the Lockwood family was pitching in to help. Soon, night would fall. Outside, in the huge gravel parking area, Border Patrol, Texas Rangers, ATF, and DEA equipment was still arriving. Wyatt was out there coordinating with Commander James Watson, DEA, the head of this quickly assembled mission group made up of county, state, and federal agencies, all of whom wanted badly to capture Diego Cardona.

Mattie was working in the kitchen with Daisy, making sandwiches for the hungry law enforcement people, handing out hot coffee to them, and directing those who needed a bathroom. Daisy kept Tal supplied with fresh coffee, too. Cat and Jake took notes out to Wyatt from Tal’s office base so that he knew what was going on at their end in coordinating this unexpected effort with all the agencies. Sometimes he didn’t answer his radio, and she couldn’t talk directly with him. He was that busy. At least Cat and Jake could corner him, slide the note into his hands, and make sure he read it.

Wiping her eyes, Tal heard someone coming down the hall, the heavy thud of footsteps echoing and catching her attention. She looked up to see Wyatt standing in the doorway. He wore his black baseball cap, a level-three Kevlar vest, and a drop holster with his SIG Sauer in it. He was in his ex-SEAL mode, his gray eyes dark, his game face on.

“Hey,” he called, stepping into the office, “how are you doing?” Wyatt shut the door and then went over to where Tal was sitting, giving her a quick kiss on the brow.

“It’s quiet chaos,” she said, wishing she could go out on this mission with Wyatt. Her ankle prevented it, and she felt fully frustrated. “The drones are up. Both are from the DEA.” She switched to another window on the laptop, showing the real-time video feed as each drone flew over different sections of the area where they expected the Cardona unit to come onto the ranch’s property. Wyatt leaned over her shoulder, intently studying the videos. He placed his hand on her shoulder.

“You doin’ okay?”

“Tired,” she admitted, “but also hyped up. You know how it is.” She managed a slight smile, which he returned, looking ruggedly handsome to her.

“I bet you’re chompin’ at the bit to go with us, aren’t you?”

Snorting, Tal muttered darkly, “Oh, don’t even go there, Lockwood. I’m fit to be tied. This desk jockey stuff is for someone else, not me. I hate sitting all the time.”

“Yes,” he said, leaning against the edge of the desk, “but you’re the most important part of all of this. This is Grand Central Terminal. And I’m relieved you’re in command of it. There’s no one better than you to be a rudder to this hastily launched ship.

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