Page 13 of Operation: Silent Angel
“I’ll arrange a covert flight to a DEA landing strip in the area for the team so we can bring in the equipment and weapons. We’ll drop the three couples at the airport for transport to the resort to further secure their cover. We should be able to have full deployment of the team achieved by nineteen hundred tomorrow.”
“I’ll fly back this afternoon to resume my surveillance of Ruiz,” Mac said.
His statement disappointed Yvette. She was hoping for another night alone with him.
“Yvette, you’ll fly back with him and communicate with Garcia regarding the tech needs for our onsite Ops Center,” Shepherd said.
Yvette fought the smile that wanted to form on her face. “Yes, sir,” she answered.
“We’ll bring your weapon when we come tomorrow,” Cooper said.
“I have several available in Cancun,” Mac said. He winked at Yvette.
“We meet again at thirteen hundred,” Shepherd ordered. “Make your flight to Cancun after that. Angel can arrange your travel.”
Mac nodded. “If this blows up in our faces, Shep, you can have plausible deniability by stating that I never informed you of the stand-down order. I’ll take full responsibility.”
“I’m counting on it not coming to that. Let’s get this bastard and every cartel contact he has. Taking all of them out will negate any repercussions.”
Cooper was the first to come to his feet. “I’ll notify the team and arrange to get those on missions back to HQ.”
“Thank you,” Shepherd said.
Yvette and Mac followed Cooper from the room. Once in the hallway, Cooper mounted the stairs to go up to Ops to talk with Madison and Garcia as Yvette motioned for Mac to follow her. “Come on, let’s talk to Angel and then we’ll go see Garcia,” she said to Mac. She led him down the hallway to the reception desk, where Angel sat.
Mac had heard about the woman who had captured Jackson’s heart, made an impression on Shepherd, and changed everything at Shepherd Security, but he’d never met her. Until now.
“Hi,” Angel greeted Yvette and the unknown man as they reached her desk. Shepherd had given her a heads-up about the meeting that had just occurred and the probability she’d bemaking travel arrangements for the team when she’d arrived at work.
“Hi, Angel,” Yvette said. “This is Mac, Interpol Agent Seth Makris.”
Mac extended his hand. “Hello, Angel. It’s nice to meet you. I’ve heard a lot about you.”
Angel raised an eyebrow and then shook his hand. “Hi, it’s nice to meet you too. Mac, as in the operative who assisted Michaela in Mykonos last year?”
“The one and only,” Yvette answered. “We just left a meeting with Shepherd. We need you to book us on a flight to Cancun for later this afternoon. We can leave for the airport after fourteen hundred.”
“Sure,” Angel answered. She clicked on her keyboard to do a flight search. “Is there a return date?”
“Not yet,” Yvette answered. “And we may not be returning commercial. Just make it a one-way flight.”
“Sorry, I can’t get you out tonight. There are no flights until the morning,” Angel said.
“What about the flight at eight this evening?” Mac asked, pointing at her screen.
“It has a seven-hour layover at George Bush, and this other flight leaving at eight-thirty has an eleven-hour layover in Fort Lauderdale. You’re better off taking an early-morning flight tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, there are no late afternoon or evening flights. It’s too bad you can’t make either of these flights leaving just after noon,” Angel said.
“Yeah, I wish, but we can’t. We have to be in a meeting with Shepherd and the rest of the team at thirteen hundred,” Yvette said. “Make our arrangements to fly out as early tomorrow morning on a direct flight that you can.” They stood and waited as Angel finalized their flight.
“Okay, reservations made. I checked you in already too, and I just sent the boarding passes to your phone, Yvette,” Angel said.
“Thanks, Angel. And I’ll share them with you, Mac,” Yvette said, tapping her phone to forward the boarding passes to his phone number.
His phone chimed. He viewed the screen. “Got it, thank you. Angel, you are as efficient as I have heard you are.”
“Thank you,” Angel said.
“Shepherd will be contacting you shortly to book three couples at the resort where our Op will take place. What was the name of it again, Mac?”
