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“Fuckin’ hell,” he growled.

“It’s a fluoroquinolone. It can have serious side effects and should only be used for infections that can’t be treated with a safer antibiotic. And it’s not FDA approved as a prophylaxis for tularemia, but if someone can’t take doxycycline...”

“Then they might have to take the harsher drug.”

“Exactly.”

“Can you tell who is taking what from the earlier video?”

“It's funny you should ask that. I went back and reviewed it. Malik and Rashad both took the doxycycline. Nafisa took the ciprofloxacin.”

“Any ideas?”

Shaking her head, she scrunched her nose in thought. “Not really. We know that antibiotics can lose their effectiveness if taken over time. Could be she used doxycycline a lot as a teen for something like acne. There’s no way of knowing, but for some reason, she’s determined that it’s safer for her to use the harsher drug.”

Sitting silently for a moment, her curiosity finally spilled over, and she asked, “So where are we in all this?”

He studied her face for a moment, recognizing her worried expression. “You’re doing great, Viv. You’re figuring out that they are quite possibly working with bacteria, and you’renarrowing down the possibilities by using nothing more than visual clues. My people will monitor them tomorrow so we can take our trip with Iggie and Sadie and have a nice break at a hot springs resort.”

“You think it will be our last break, don’t you?”

Nodding slowly, he replied, “Yeah. I think things are heating up, and I’ll be able to get in there soon with your assistance. Once I do that, you’ll be busy figuring out what they have while I keep working on their plan.”

“How?”

“My people are patched into all their computers and phones.”

“And then you can arrest them?—”

“I’m not law enforcement, babe.”

“Oh, I know. I meant you can turn them over to the FBI or whoever as soon as we get the evidence as to what they’re up to?”

“I’ll take care of it all.”

Smiling, she leaned back in her chair. “Good. Then we can get on with our lives.”

30

“Oh my God, this is amazing!”

Vivian looked over at Sally, sitting next to her in the back seats of the helicopter, and grinned at the other woman’s exuberance. “I was a nervous wreck when Logan first took me up, but I love it now.”

While Sally continued to peer out of the window, exclaiming over the landscape, Vivian looked toward the front, where Iggie was in conversation with Logan. Smiling, she settled back in her seat, enjoying the vista below. So far, her fears about trying to convince Iggie and Sally they were truly married had been for nothing. Grinning, she remembered how, when they arrived at the little airfield, Logan made sure he had his arm around her. He had kissed her as he buckled her in, too. She had just rolled her eyes at him, receiving a grin from him in return.

The Zamans came to mind, but she tried to push them out. Logan told her there was nothing they could do today, so she needed just to enjoy the weekend. Sally’s hand suddenly grabbed her arm, shaking her out of her thoughts.

“Oh my God. Did you see that? Lived here my whole life but never saw it from the air.”

Turning her attention back out the window, she watched the snow-capped mountains in the distance pass by and the crystal-blue waters of the lake below. “It’s gorgeous.”

“Preacher, you’re gonna love the lodge,” Iggie said, loud enough for them to hear in the back. “They got hot springs you can soak in that’s gonna feel like a sauna. Good food in the restaurant, and I was looking at the rooms on their website, and they look nice. Got balconies that overlook the springs with the mountains in the background.”

“Sounds good, man,” Logan said. Vivian caught his eyes staring at her in the mirror that allowed the pilot to see in the back seats.

Grinning, she ducked her head. She was now excited to spend time with Logan that didn’t involve terrorists or sleeping on twin mattresses pushed together on the floor. Logan called in his codes to the Nome Airport, and she felt them descend. Soon, he eased them to the ground.

Watching Logan alight, talking to the helicopter manager, and then turning back to give a thumbs-up to Iggie, Vivian followed Sally out the door. Iggie grabbed their bags, and as she reached into the back to get hers, a long, muscular arm came from the side and snagged it.

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