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She looked at everyone in the room, pausing the longest on Evan. “Who’s the soldier?”

Baz quickly explained who Evan was and their current situation.

Nika stayed silent through the entire story, then said, “Okay, we’re finally getting somewhere.”

Everyone looked at her like she’d lost her mind.

“Seriously, I’ve been looking for the motive for the human trafficking and why some of these vampire families seem to be at least peripherally involved. It isn’t just about Sam. It’s about anyone with potential.”

Baz looked like he’d swallowed something horrible.

Nika rubbed his back and handed the bag to Anna. “Here, some clean clothes for you and boy wonder.”

Brian looked at her with his nose wrinkled up. “I think I likekidbetter.”

Chapter Eight

Evan had to make himselfstay where he was and not follow Anna back into the women’s washroom.

Baz glared at him. “My Mom? Seriously?”

“The normal rules don’t apply,” Evan said. Keeping a grin off his face took effort. “I think she’s amazing.”

Baz ran both hands through his hair. “God damn it, this whole situation is fucked.”

All of Evan’s humor vanished. “It was all I could do to not strangle Ledger with my bare hands when he showed me the video of him shooting Anna point blank.”

“He was that close to her?” Baz asked.

“We were in a limo,” Brian said, as the door from the men’s room closed behind him. He’d cleaned up, but still wore the same clothes. “He was sitting across from her. I was next to her. He shot her between the eyes and blew the back of her skull off.”

“It was just this Ledger guy?”

“In the car, yes. Gerry Ledger, the Counterterrorism Coordinator for Homeland Security,” Evan said. “At the military base, no. At least one Congressman and one Senator, but they’re not running the operation, Ledger is.”

Baz grimaced. “If Homeland is involved, why aren’t we hip deep in agents and handcuffs?”

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