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"Here? Now?"
"Yep." Dylan picked up a beer and turned his back on the room. He leaned on the bar, and watched the room in the mirror above the back of the bar. "There's a woman in a yellow dress by the fireplace. Call her Jane."
Declan found Jane immediately. She was tall and curvy, dressed to perfection. She was smiling and charming, but his trained eye saw the tension in her shoulders. And, most importantly, Declan saw the way the man standing next to her had atight grip on her elbow, a grip that Declan was pretty sure was leaving marks. "Her husband?"
"Yep. Name's Dick."
Dick was very tall, broad shoulders, and had a hard, cold gaze. "Status?"
"Dick was supposed to be in Paris at a meeting, but he showed up tonight. The kids were with a babysitter Eliana provided, so Eliana has the kids in a car outside. My jet is waiting. But we can't get Jane away from him. We need time for her to get on board before he notices she's gone. He's connected and can mobilize help fast if he knows she's on the run. We need to move fast, because it looks like he's planning to make her leave the party soon." Dylan's voice was low and casual, friendly. Anyone listening wouldn't be paying any attention to their discussion, because his tone was so neutral.
Shit. "You want help."
"Yep."
"What can I do?"
"We need a distraction so I can get Jane out to the car."
Declan studied Dick for a moment, assessing the situation. Dick's attention was laser-focused on Jane. There wasn't much that Declan would be able to say that would get his attention long enough for Jane to slip out, short of assaulting him.
If he wanted his job back, he couldn't assault a civilian.
Dick glanced at his watch, and Declan swore.
"We're running out of time," Dylan said.
"I know." Declan's adrenaline was firing now, all senses on high alert. "I have a secret weapon tonight." He gestured at Piper.
She caught his movement, and paused her conversation.
He gestured a second time and nodded.
Piper, as he knew she would, immediately ended the conversation and hurried over. She glanced at Dylan, then frowned. "Hi Dylan. What's going on?"
Declan didn't waste time. "There's a woman here who needs an extraction."
She blinked. "What?"
Dylan turned to face her. "My team was hired to help a woman and her kids disappear, but her husband showed up. We need a distraction. Yellow dress."
Piper stared at them for a split second, and Declan could see her processing what Dylan had told her. Now that Maddie was engaged to Dylan's brother, he suspected that Piper knew a little bit about the relationship the Harts had with Eliana and her business helping women escape from bad relationships.
As he expected, Piper pulled her shoulders back and set her jaw. Ready to help. "What's her name?"
"Jane. Her husband is Dick."
"Her real name."
Dylan hesitated, then answered. "Jessie McWilliams."
"Okay. I'll get her away, and then Declan, you need to talk to him and distract him."
Declan nodded. "Give me a topic," he said to Dylan. "What would get his interest?"
"Guns. He's carrying concealed. Notice it and talk guns."
Hell.The guy was carrying? This was a fucking situation. "Okay."
