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There was a brief, comfortable silence and she said, “There’s something extremely important I need to talk to you about.”
He looked at her and smiled. “I need to talk to you about something, too.”
“Okay, you go first,” Talia said, hoping that he wasn’t intending to tell her they needed to stop seeing each other for a while.
Sebastian reached for her hand and said, “I…”
His phone rang. Cursing, he looked at it and said, “I have to take this.”
He listened for a minute and said, “Email me the details. Have a chopper on my landing pad within the hour. My team and I will be on our way.
Talia’s heart sank as he said those words. It seemed that she would have to wait even longer before she told him her news.
He looked at her with a grimace. “I’m so sorry. There is an emergency that I have to take care of.”
Sebastian pulled her close and kissed her passionately for a minute before walking outside and disappearing into the darkness.
“If we do get together, is this what our lives will always be like?” she said, lightly rubbing her tummy where a tiny female wolf shifter pup was nestled.
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Sebastian
He had been about to tell Talia that he was in love with her and he wanted to go through the mating ceremony with her. Sebastian had been tempted to ignore his phone when it rang, but he pulled it out anyway in case it was an emergency. The number was from a top government official who never called unless there was someone in danger.
The voice on the other end was very tense. “Garner, this is Frank Hollister. We have a situation that requires your immediate attention.”
Frank Hollister was a top dog for the National Security Agency. He was involved in terrorist threats and usually called Sebastian to put out fires.
“Calvin Reid, CEO of a major tech organization, called Innovative AI, was on a combined business and pleasure trip in Queswen, a small country in Southeastern Asia. His wife, Jenna, and their two children accompanied him. They disappeared two days ago. This morning, we received a ransom demand for three billion. If the money isn’t delivered to their bank accounts within seventy-two hours, they will kill one of the kids. Another kid will be killed if it’s not delivered within the following seventy-two hours. They want to keep Calvin alive because of his knowledge. As you know, the United States government does not make deals with terrorists.”
Sebastian’s jaw tightened. Queswen was a small, politically unstable country in Southeast Asia, known for its lush jungles and corrupt government. It was precisely the kind of place where the wealthy and powerful could easily become targets. Reid had been an idiot for going there and an even bigger one for taking his family.
He instructed Hollister to send a chopper. It would take them to a small charter plane that would fly them to the country. Sebastian and his team would parachute in close, but not too close to the area where the family was likely being held.
Sebastian hated leaving Talia. It seemed like every time he wanted to talk to her about their relationship, something interrupted it. He hoped it wasn’t a sign from the universe telling him she wasn’t the one for him after all. Dreams of a house full of pups and hanging out with Talia for the rest of his life had already consumed his nights and some of his days.
He got to his office and called Adam, Julian, Anthony, Jordan, and Lacy to come in ASAP and bring their go-bags. They rushed in and he briefed them.
“Queswen was ruled by a dictator named General Khai Sorn. He rose to power through a military coup about fifteen years ago, killing the sitting president. He rules with an iron fist and there are rumors that he does business with Isis. According to intel, he runs drugs and arms. He also has been known to detonate dirty bombs, sarin gas, and ricin gas in busy places to cause chaos. He spends a ton of money on himself and his inner circle while the majority of the country lives in poverty.”
“Sounds like a charming fellow,” Lacey muttered. “Right up there with Kim Jong Un’s rule of North Korea.”
Sebastian brought out detailed maps of the country and pinpointed where the Reids were likely being held. They made a plan on how to attack and rescue the Reids.
His phone buzzed. The chopper was five minutes out. Sebastian sent a quick message to Talia. I’m sorry. I have to leave the country, and I’m not sure how long I’ll be gone. I’ll make it up to you when I get back.
Hollister was in the chopper. He gave Sebastian a folder that had pictures of the family and details about the nature of Reid’s business. Reid did have some government contracts, but they weren’t high security. They had their experts hack into Reid’s emails and it seemed that Sorn had enticed Reid with promises of a lucrative partnership.”
“How stupid can you get?” Anthony asked. “Anyone with half a brain and who did five minutes of research would know that Sorn wouldn’t honor any deal.”
“I’m afraid Reid wasn’t using his brain. He only had dollar signs in his eyes,” Hollister said.
“It’s going to get him and his family killed,” Jordan said angrily, pulling her hair back tightly from her face.
The chopper took them to the plane, which was ready to go as soon as the six shifters boarded. The plan was that the plane would wait for them in a nearby friendly country. As soon as Sebastian called that they had the family, a helicopter would land in a specific clearing they had mapped out and would take them to the plane.
As the craft approached the small country, they checked their equipment. Tensions were high as they felt a heightened sense of anticipation, intensity, and power.
