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“We’re going to fix it,” Viggo corrected.
“I want to come.”
Her statement had all three of us staring at her in shock. Suspicion flared, and I narrowed my eyes.
“Absolutely not,” I ground out.
“I can help,” she argued. “I know the way in?—”
“So do we, thanks to your friend Warner,” Viggo interrupted. “He shared all the information we needed.”
A knowing smile crept over her face, putting me more on edge. “Really? Did you ever ask him where Tim or Jill lived?”
“Yes,” I told her. “We know exactly where to go.”
“I don’t think you asked the right questions,” she sang out, her demeanor becoming more confident with each word. “Do you know where Jill and Tim spend most of their time? Because it’s not at their home. How about the times when PARA patrols the street where the tunnel is located? You go there at the wrong time, and you’ll get caught.”
Pax glanced at me, his jaw clenching. Fuck. Maybe we hadn’t asked Warner everything. Entrancement could be tricky. The questions had to be asked the right way, because humans wouldn’t freely give things up unless specifically asked. Warner answered the direct questions we asked about Project Hope. And I knew for a fact we didn’t ask about PARA patrols near the tunnel.
“Did you know that the Clovers have a hidden bunker where we store things?” She cocked her head. “And in that bunker is a journal where we write everything down. I can bet that either Tim or Jill wrote down all your little secrets in case something happens to them.”
“Shit,” Viggo cursed. “We need to find Matt or Warner and question them again.”
“They’re surrounded by Clovers,” Pax said. “Who are all on edge after losing their men at the cabin. It would be difficult to get to them.”
“Or I can just come.” Kali sat on the couch next to Pax. “I’ll make sure you don’t get caught.”
“No offense, but I feel like you’d lead us straight into a trap,” Viggo muttered.
“I’ll help,” she repeated firmly. “As long as you promise to entrance Tim and Jill, and not kill them.”
I flexed my fingers. “They were planning on killing you. Why show them any sort of mercy?”
“Because they saved me,” she snapped. “Protected me almost all my life. The group was my family.”
“And if either of them has a tattoo like you?” I murmured.
“They don’t.”
I couldn’t tell whether that was a lie or the truth, and she kept my stare, her heart thudding away without skipping a beat. I knew her well enough not to trust that when it came to honesty. But we needed this done as soon as possible. Plus, we had to get into Project Hope for an entirely different reason, and our father was waiting for us to get it done.
“All right,” I said. “You can go.”
“What?” Viggo choked out. “Zan, please think fucking clearly. Before you get us killed.”
I ignored him, focusing on Kali. “But you wear my necklace when we go…and then it stays on.”
She stiffened, her lips tipping into a scowl. After a few seconds, she finally answered. “Fine.”
“I’ll tell Gia she doesn’t have to babysit. And maybe I’ll tell her where my blood stash is since we might not come back,” Viggo complained, heading toward the door. “I’m saying this now—it’s a bad fucking idea to bring her.”
Pax looked like he agreed, but he didn’t say a word as he followed Viggo out the door. Kali shifted nervously on her feet when we were alone, and I watched her back up a couple of steps before I prowled after her.
“What are you doing?” she asked, her guard rising.
“You said you were bored. Why are you going back to the bedroom?”
“Because I want to be alone.”
