Page 70 of Last Chance

“It’s excellent. Still working?”

She nodded. “I need a few more minutes.”

“Take your time.” His news could wait.

Sawyer walked to the security room, where Brody monitored the cameras set up around the house and property.

“Feeling restless?” Brody asked when Sawyer dropped into the seat beside him.

“I called Zane and asked him to find out where Moran is staying. He’s at the Kingsbridge Inn on Highway 231, Room 217.”

His friend studied his face for a moment. “What else?”

“Janie’s brother has been in town for three days, longer than Janie has been back in the US.”

“He insinuated he’d only been in town for a few hours.”

“I know. I also ran the photos of the two men he was arguing with through our databases and got a hit.”

“Who are they?”

“Juan Delgado and Esteban Varga. They’re lieutenants in the Vatos Locos.”

Brody growled. “I was afraid of something like that. We need to have a talk with him soon.”

“I’m waiting for Janie to finish working on her shop order.”

“You shouldn’t take her with you, Sawyer. Moran could be dangerous. For certain, his friends are.”

“I’m not hiding the truth from her. No matter how difficult the news is , you wouldn’t hide the truth from Sage.”

Brody froze. “Like that, is it?”

“Time will tell, but I think so.”

“Be careful, my friend. I only had to deal with Sage’s parents. You have Janie plus Brent and Rowan to handle. I’d rather deal with the vice president and his wife than our boss and Rowan. They’ll chew you up and spit you out if you hurt that woman in there.”

“Trust me, I haven’t forgotten.” Talk about a nightmare scenario. If things didn’t work out between him and Janie, he’d better have an excellent reason to end things with her and not hurt her heart. Yeah, piece of cake. For a saint, maybe. Sawyer was anything but a saint.

Grabbing his phone, Brody sent a text message and received a response seconds later. “Max will be here in ten minutes to go with us. He was already on his way to keep watch.”

Sawyer relaxed a little more. Excellent. If Moran was still dealing with the lieutenants from the gang, Sawyer and Brody wouldn’t be outnumbered. While the two of them could handle three opponents, Janie would be too close to the action for Sawyer’s comfort. In such a close space, anything could happen.

Minutes later, Janie walked into the security room and glanced around. Her eyes widened. “Look at all the screens,” she murmured.

“We have several security cameras around the house and property,” Sawyer said. “During a watch shift, we monitor the cameras and walk the perimeter in case the cameras failed to pick up an intruder.” Not likely, but they didn’t take chances.

“I did not know this much security was in place. No wonder you wanted to stay here.”

“What kind of security do you have at your home?” Brody asked.

Her face flushed. “Not much.”

Sawyer straightened. “How much is that?”

“No security system.” She held up a hand. “Look, I know I should have looked into it. I’ve been focused on getting Natural Bliss up and going. I have good security at my shop.”

“Baby, you need protection at home, too. Especially now that you’re involved with me. I’ll talk to Brent and have him set up a security team to install a system at your home.” Brent should have insisted Janie have a security system. Sawyer was surprised he hadn’t.

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