Page 129 of Death Wish

“Would you stay in bed if your woman had been kidnapped?”

“Nope. I’d load up with every weapon I could carry, track her down, and kill every person involved in taking Claire from me and our son.”

“Exactly.”

“How can I help?”

“Keep me updated on their progress and if they stop for gas or food. Every stop gets help to Simone faster.”

“Well, so far, you’re out of luck. They haven’t stopped for any reason.”

“They have to pull over soon.”

“If you think of anything I can do, let me know.” Zane ended the call.

“You should rest,” Sawyer said. “You’ll need every bit of your strength to get through this.”

He knew. Didn’t make him happy. “How’s our fuel level?”

“We need to fill up,” his friend admitted.

“Good. When we do, I’ll go inside the station and buy what we need to keep going.”

Sawyer glanced at him. “You sure you’re okay, Jesse?”

“I will be. I need fluids to help replace the blood I lost.”

After reaching down to the side pocket of his door, Sawyer handed Jesse an unopened bottle of water. “Start with this.”

“Perfect. Thanks.” Jesse grabbed a packet of pain meds and another of antibiotics. He’d take a couple of each to hold him off until he freed Simone. Once she was safe, he would go to Fortress headquarters and have the doctor on staff look over him and Simone.

He keyed the GPS tracker signal into the SUV’s navigation system, a handy addition to the retrofitted Fortress vehicles, and settled back to watch the flashing dot on the map.

As soon as he could, Sawyer exited the Interstate and filled the fuel tank. Jesse made a trip into the station to purchase supplies for the journey. When he returned, Sawyer dumped the supplies in the mike bag.

“Ready?”

Jesse nodded.

“Let’s go, then. Simone and White are still on Interstate 40.”

Where was White planning to hide out with Simone? Couldn’t be anywhere densely populated. Too many chances for Simone to attract attention and get help.

He eyed the map. They were heading for wide open spaces. Where had White secured a place that was safe and out of the way?

Jesse called Zane.

“Yeah, Murphy.”

“It’s Jesse with Sawyer. Can you do research for me?”

“I’ll try. If I can’t, I’ll put one of my best techs on it. What do you need?”

“You’re watching the tracker on a map, right?”

“I am.”

“White wouldn’t take Simone where many people were around. Too easy for her to get help.”

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