Page 45 of Honoring Lena

Lena slashed her hand between the seats. “Stop. It won’t work. We’d have to have the decoy here. We can’t just pull someone out of our pocket.”

“Actually…” Gunnar’s smile turned Lena’s stomach. “Remember, Sunny’s team is back here organizing their equipment for the winter now that Denali’s summit season is done. We can ask her friend Gavin if he could help. He’s built a lot like Marshall.”

“In fact, if Sunny pretended to be you, Lena, that would sell the ploy even more.” Bjørn’s words had all the men turning their penetrating gazes on her.

She didn’t want her little sister anywhere near this mess, but she had to admit it could work. It was bad enough that they had pulled Gunnar and Bjørn in. What if one of them got hurt? What if involving them brought this organization down on her family?

“Lena, we’ll be okay.” Gunnar placed his hand on her knee. “I can tell you’re worried about us, that you’re pushing us away again. But we Rebels are a stubborn bunch, and when they took Carter, they brought the Rebel wrath upon them.”

“Not to mention what they did to my baby girl,” Bjørn grumbled about his chopper, causing Gunnar to roll his eyes.

“Okay. Let’s see if the manager will let us use their phone.” Lena swallowed. “I don’t trust calling from yours.”

Her brothers pushed open their doors and headed inside, though worry the size of a glacier lodged in her core. Would she lose everything to this organization, not only Ethan but her siblings as well? Marshall wrapped his warm hand around hers. His sorrowed expression pushed her worry to the background where it could still chill her but didn’t consume all her thoughts. She might lose everything, but she couldn’t let Carter and Marshall suffer any more than they already had.

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