Page 59 of A Colby Christmas Rescue

Kenny nodded. “I just hope Jamie doesn’t regret trusting you because I sure as hell do.”

In the corridor before they reached the stairs, one of the men working on Amar’s team approached Kenny and Reicher. “This way, gentlemen.”

They were led to a door that opened into a six-car garage. Outside the garage, one of the black sedans Amar’s people had used waited as if everyone had known this was the way things would work out.

“I’ll be your driver,” the man said as he opened the rear passenger-side door.

Kenny waited for Reicher to get in, then he dropped into the seat next to him. He removed his weapon and held it ready. “Don’t waste my time,” he warned Reicher.

Reicher gave the driver the street address.

The drive took longer than Kenny had hoped, but he didn’t know a lot about the area. Trinity Road was closer to where they had been in the Excalibur house than where they’d ended up today. Staying in the same general vicinity as the home invasion for hostage containment made a sort of sense, he supposed.

Trinity Road led away from the more heavily populated areas and had older houses set back off the road. It was heavily wooded in some areas.

“Up ahead on the left,” Reicher said.

When they turned onto the long drive, a man with a weapon emerged from the woods.

Kenny poked the muzzle of his weapon into Reicher’s side. “Unless you want to die now, I would suggest you think carefully before you speak to this guy.”

Reicher nodded, then, hand shaking, powered his window down. “I’m here to pick up the girl.”

“Good luck with that,” his comrade said. “That lady with her opened a window and they took off. I’ve been looking for them for the past hour.”

Kenny’s pulse thumped with the news. He barely resisted the urge to grin.

“We’ll help you look for them,” Reicher said. “Get in the car.” He slid toward Kenny.

The other guy got in. As he closed the door, he looked at Kenny. “Who the hell are you?”

Kenny pressed the muzzle of his weapon to the man’s forehead. “Toss your gun into the front seat.”

He hesitated.

“Do it,” Reicher said. “We’re not going to win this one.”

The new guy reluctantly did as ordered.

“Anyone else here?” Kenny asked.

The new guy shook his head. “Just me.”

“Drive up to the house,” Kenny said to the driver.

The car rolled forward, stopping at the small ranch house. Kenny and the driver emerged and ushered the two men into the house. Kenny walked through. Spotted the raised window in the bedroom and smiled.

“Go Jamie.” He crossed to the window and surveyed the area into which the two had taken off.

Back in the living room, the driver had the two standing with their backs against the wall. Kenny looked to the driver. “You have anything we can use to secure these two so we don’t have to shoot them?”

The driver nodded and hurried out of the house.

Kenny looked to the guy who had been guarding Jamie. “How long ago did they escape?”

“Maybe an hour.”

Damn. They could be anywhere by now. Maybe even back at the Excalibur house. “If I don’t find them, I’ll be back.”

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