Page 78 of The Ranger
Nothing.
My eyes lift suddenly when Thomas comes running in.“Ah, we have a problem.”He glances around the room, then his eyes land on me.“That white van—”
No.
I keep listening as he tells us one of his team followed up that stolen white van, checking the cameras outside Scarlett’s house that I may or may not be responsible for installing.
I did.Now I’m not fucking sorry.
“Unless they turned up at two in the morning to buy a carpet from her, it looks fucking suspicious.”Thomas drops the laptop in front of us, and I watch as a body is carried across the street and tossed into the van.
Scarlett’s body.
“Motherfuckers,” I yell, palming the top of my head.
“You think this is Chen’s doing?”Aidan asks.“Because, I mean, what else?Who would want Scarlett?”
I glance at Josh, and he nods.
“Fuck.”
This is my fucking fault.
“Chen must’ve worked out who you are,” the Navy SEAL says.“Why else would someone want your pregnant...girl?”
“It could be random,” Marshall says from the doorway.I never saw him return.
God, I’m a fucking idiot.I should’ve taken more precautions, gone deeper undercover.None of us foresaw this.We didn’t know Nathan was supplying the US government until I started last week.This is not an everyday corporate espionage with some asshole stealing a chocolate bar recipe.
This is global warfare off the battlefield.
I tear at my hair, and glance around the room at my fellow warriors.We’re all highly skilled at evac and retrieving people.This is what we fucking do.I will get her back.
Get Scarlett and my baby back.
I just hope we do it in time.
“Have you traced it?”I ask Thomas, fighting my back my fury and nausea.
“They just found the footage, so they’re working on it now.But that means hacking and searching through hundreds of local street cams.”
Which means time.
I drop my palms on the table, then something clicks in my brain, remembering what Thomas initially said.“Wait, when did they take her?”
“Early Monday morning.”
My head flicks up.Oh fuck!
Scarlett was taken over thirty-six hours ago.
Every muscle in my body tightens, ready for battle.That motherfucking cunt!I am going to kill him.
“Stay calm.”Josh puts a solid hand on my back.“We will find her.We’ll get Scarlett home safely.
And kill Chen.
Good plan.
