Page 101 of Death Wish

Sophie glared at them all. “Forget it. I’m not going anywhere.”

“You’ll come with us or you’ll die right here in the jungle,” Iona said flatly. “Your choice.”

“You can’t do this. I’m an American citizen. I have rights.”

“Yeah, you do,” Sawyer said. “You’ll have your day in court. Once we land on US soil, you’re no longer our problem.”

“You’re planning to kill me?”

“Don’t tempt me, Westlake,” Jesse said. “For what you did to Simone, I wouldn’t shed a tear if you were no longer breathing. Get up.”

Iona yanked Sophie to her feet. “Let’s go.”

“What about Bastien? Did you kill him?”

“As long as he didn’t attack one of my teammates, he’s still alive.” Iona paused. “For now.”

“You’re all terrorists. I’ll have you sent to prison for this.”

“Good luck with that, lady.” The female operative gripped Sophie’s arm and propelled her forward.

“You’ll regret this. I swear, I’ll kill you all.”

Iona snorted. “If you think we’re intimidated, you’re dead wrong.”

“You won’t get away with this.”

“Watch us,” Sawyer snapped as he took the lead.

“You’ll pay,” she vowed. “All of you.”

When they finally reached the SUVs without incident, the rest of Artemis was waiting for them. Tegan straightened. “What happened to Simone?”

“Shot twice by Ms. Westlake,” Jesse said. “You got our gear?”

She glared at Sophie as she nodded. “Even brought your vehicle. We didn’t want to leave it at the safe house.”

“Where’s Bastien?” Sophie demanded. “What did you do to him?”

“Not what we wanted,” Riley said. “He’s in the back of the SUV.” She smiled. “He’s not a happy camper.”

“If you’ve hurt him, you’ll all die.”

The operative rolled her eyes before turning Iona. “Orders?”

“Load Ms. Westlake into the backseat and stay with her. If she so much as twitches, kill her.”

“What?” Westlake looked from one woman to the other. “Are you out of your mind? You can’t kill me.”

“Don’t give us an excuse,” Riley said and shoved the executive toward the SUV. “Get inside or we’ll make you.”

“I hate you.”

“My feelings are hurt.” Riley guided her to the back of an SUV, opened the door, and helped her inside. She followed her in and closed the door.

Tegan tossed a key fob to Sawyer.

“Where’s Shadow Unit?” Jesse asked as he carried Simone toward their vehicle.

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