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He glanced around in confusion. Ty and Heath were bouncing him so fucking much, making his already woozy head spin. “Where are we?”

“Quantico,” Eden answered. “They gave us clearance to do an emergency landing.”

“Yeah, it was touch and go for a bit there, but it’s all good,” Chloe said cheerily.

All good… Holy hell. And he’d been unconscious through everything. “Where are we going now?”

“New ride,” Chloe said. “Man, Rycroft was pissed that we got the last plane shot up.” She grinned, the light in her eyes a little unnerving. “Epic.”

Yeah. Epic.

“Do yourself a favor and lie down,” Heath said from behind him, carrying the weight of Zack’s head and upper body. “The dose Eden gave you’ll be in your system for a few hours yet.”

Zack aimed a scowl at her but she didn’t see it, focused on something else up ahead. “Who’s that with Trinity?” she asked.

Zack lifted his head to see Trinity embracing a big guy dressed in ACUs.

“Her fiancé, Brody,” Chloe answered, as if it should be obvious.

“She’s engaged?” Eden said in surprise.

“Yep, he’s the HRT sniper team leader. They’re based here in Quantico,” Ty said.

“Oh, wow, would you look at that,” Chloe breathed. “The legend himself must be seeing to this part personally.”

Zack craned his neck to follow her gaze. A tall man stood waiting for them at the foot of another jet’s stairs. Graying hair. Pissed off expression. “Who is it?”

“Rycroft,” Ty answered.

A few seconds later, Zack found himself staring up into a pair of intense silver eyes. “Maguire. Good to meet you at last,” Rycroft said.

“Yeah, you too,” Zack said, feeling lame as he took the hand offered him.

“You gonna make it?”

“Think so.”

“Good.” He looked at the others. “If you guys have had enough excitement for one day, maybe you could manage not to get any bullet holes in this one.” He nodded at the jet.

Chloe’s snicker floated after them as Heath and Ty carried him past Rycroft and into the jet. Eden followed them into the back. This rear cabin didn’t have a bed, just a long, padded bench built into the wall. They set him down on it.

Eden placed a firm hand on his chest. “Don’t even think about sitting up.” She lifted the syringe in her hand. “I got another full dose here, and I’m not afraid to use it.”

“What the hell did you give me, anyway?”

“Ketamine.”

Holy fuck. “That’s a horse tranquilizer!”

“It’s a commonly used anesthetic for both people and animals,” she corrected.

Jesus. “I’ll stay put this time, because this time we’re not fucking onfire,” he growled back, fighting to stay awake. The drug was powerful, trying to suck him back under.

To his surprise, she laughed. A low, husky laugh that did something funny to his heart. “You seriously gotta do something about those trust issues, babe.”

The teasing comment andbabepart made his black mood do a one-eighty. If she was teasing him that he was the one with trust issues, then did that mean she’d finally gotten over hers?

Chapter Twenty

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