Page 94 of Silver Secrets

Hawk and Stone took a step closer to the group, closing the circle around Gage.

“You think…”

“Someone sent that and then watched to see how we would respond? Yeah, I think it’s a possibility. I think we need to have that conversation with Sloane.” Nash at least had the decency to look remorseful about bringing it up again.

Gage rubbed his hand across his jaw. Christ. He needed to get to her. Something was itching under his skin and he was starting to feel frayed.

“We’re not using her as bait. That idea was fucking stupid the first time you brought it up to me, Wings. I’m not listening to it again.”

“Wasn’t my idea, Track. Agent Liu said she wanted to?—”

“I don’t fucking care. We are not putting the woman I love in this prick’s path any more than she already is.”

“She’d want to help, in whatever way she could,” Lily insisted. “I can be with you if you want to talk about it with her.”

“It’s not happening tonight.” Gunner wrapped his arms around Lily, Gage instantly catching the way his palm landed on her belly. “You’ve been through something stressful today. You heard what the doctor said.”

“Gunner.” Alarm bells went off in Gage’s mind as he watched the silent exchange between Lily and his best friend.

“What did the doctor say? Are you okay?” Mae asked.

“I’m fine. They ran a test. I’m not pregnant.” Lily’s eyes filled with tears as Gunner wrapped his arms around her back.

“Wait, I thought not being pregnant was a good thing. Weren’t you guys worried about it being too soon?” Hawk asked.

“Yeah, we were.” Lily sniffled as she patted Sage’s back, who was fast asleep on her shoulder. “It was hard to not get a little excited though. To imagine Sage being a big sister.”

“Aw, Lily. It’ll happen when the time is right.” Mae squeezed her arm. Gage wanted to offer comfort to his friends, but something was starting to itch under his skin. He didn’t like how unsettled he felt. There was no way he was going to be able to be away from Sloane for much longer.

Hawk opened his arms before stepping closer to them.

“Yeah, there’s no way I’m letting you hug my wife right now. Or ever.” Gunner grumbled.

“Oh, this hug wasn’t for her, Reap.” Hawk wiggled his eyebrows up and down and Nash snorted with laughter.

“Thanks for that, Hawk.” Lily smiled up at the idiot. At least he could be counted on to break the tension with humor.

“Any time, Lily. You know you’re like the little sister I always wanted. I hate seeing you upset.”

“Excuse you? You have a little sister!” Mae pulled her arm back and launched one hell of a punch right into Hawk’s side.

“Ow! Now you know why youaren’tthe little sister I always wanted. Hurting me like that.”

The two siblings continued their squabbling as Gage looked out into the hallway. He gave Gunner a quick nod and walked out of the waiting room. There wasn’t a truly quiet spot to stop and think, so the hallway would have to do.

If he had access to his laptop, he could review footage from the security cameras set up around Montgomery Defense. His stomach rolled when he thought about what would have happened if he hadn’t been in the office with Sloane and Lily when Courtney dropped off that envelope.

A warning bell popped up in his mind. Courtney had mentioned bumping into Dillon and getting the package from him so he could keep going on his mail route, but what if Dillon took the package from someone? Or what if he saw someone following him, waiting for the envelope to get delivered?

His eyes scanned the hallway, landing on Kimi who wore a tight smile as she walked towards him.

“Gage?” The FBI agent’s voice bounced off the walls, her high heels clicking harshly onto the linoleum. “How is she? Who’s with her right now?”

“Don’t know. The doctors are running some more tests seeing as how she passed out, but they won’t let me back there until she asks for me. And since I’m still out here and no one has come calling my name, I’m thinking she hasn’t asked yet. There’s a sheriff’s deputy with her right now, though.”

“I’ll flash my badge around here in a minute, see if I can’t get you back there. But in the meantime, we need to go over what the hell happened this afternoon.”

“He knows where she is.” There wasn’t any use dancing around it. Kimi nodded, her lips curling into a slight frown.

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