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“Don’t take the job, Simone. These guys mean business.”

“This is the only way to stop them from finishing the program and selling it to our enemies.”

“I hope you know what you’re doing.”

So did she.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

SOON, JESSE RETURNED, opened the door, and helped Simone from the vehicle. “Straight to the back door. Rayne is waiting for you.”

“What about you?”

“I’ll come in as soon as Allison and Beckett are safe.” He kissed her lightly and nudged her toward the villa.

As she approached, Rayne smiled. “Welcome to our villa.”

“We got a bungalow. How did you rate a villa?”

The other woman laughed. “Luck of the draw.”

“Or maybe we scared the tech geek at Fortress enough that he gave us a really sweet safe house,” another woman said.

Simone walked into a warm, welcoming kitchen. She glanced at everything. “Wow. This is amazing.”

“Pretty sweet, isn’t it,” said the second woman. “Hi, I’m Violet.”

“I’m Simone. Thanks for helping us out tonight.”

Violet shrugged. “It’s what we do.”

“Where’s Riley?”

“Outside, protecting your friends from Dragon Alley.”

Beckett walked inside the villa, carrying Allison.

“This way,” Rayne said. “The living room has a comfortable couch.”

Jesse and Sawyer walked in and locked the door behind them.

Simone trembled. She knew what it was, but that didn’t make the adrenaline dump less annoying.

Jesse wrapped his arms around her and eased her against his chest. “You okay?”

“I will be.”

“Adrenaline dump?”

She nodded.

“You were amazing tonight, sweetheart. You kept your head when things were chaotic outside the hospital.”

“Ha. If you were inside my head, you would have heard me screaming in terror.”

“But you didn’t freeze. You did what had to be done and saved all of us.”

Uncomfortable with the praise, she changed the subject. “How long will this adrenaline dump last?”

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