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"This is Tommy, not Kenny?" she asked wisely, much more composed than me, her Russian accent completely gone again.
"Yes."
"Then we're not out of danger yet. He's probably nearby. Get behind me." She checked her weapon and held it ready. That tiny gun probably didn't hold a lot of rounds, and we'd used two of them so far.
She picked up Tommy's gun and tucked it in her waistband. Ah, smart. I never would've thought of that.
She nodded as she peeked around the edge of the van.
I waited behind her for her signal.
We heard something that sounded like a bird.
Then, out of nowhere, she whistled.
Chapter 37 Marina Del Rey
Magnum
The helicopter rocked in the gusty wind as Remy touched down on the rooftop of the Knight Security building. It settled in like it belonged there and hadn't just been called in half an hour ago for an emergency.
He kept the engine powered up and the rotors spinning while we hot-loaded the team. After we synced our comms to cut through the background noise, I asked him, "Any place you can land in the Marina Del Rey marina?"
His gaze followed Kane, Steel, and Talon boarding the helo with their gear. He did a double take as he realized what I'd asked. "Inthe marina? Not unless you got a yacht with a helideck available."
"As close to the marina parking lot as possible." I showed him Celeste's latest GPS position on an aerial photo.
He pointed out a building near the northernmost basin of the marina. "This hotel has a helipad, but I don't have permission to land."
I nodded. That worked for me. "You'll drop us off and bug out before anyone even notices you."
He laughed as he watched the team prepare to lift off. "You're fucking crazy."
I was not in a laughing mood. Every second was precious. "He has our wives. We'll land wherever the fuck we need to."
He twisted to look up at me. "You got married and didn't invite me?"
Again. Not in the mood.
"No problem. I can land there." He turned back toward his controls to avoid my glare.
Fontaine showed up kitted out in full battle gear. Hated to admit it, but he looked sharp. I locked eyes with him. "You board this bird, you're a Tier One operator. Not a fed."
He nodded curtly. He knew we'd be skirting the law, and the Delta Force part of him would be fine with that. The FBI agent would not be allowed on this mission.
We had four members of the Alpha Team assembled; Vander, Steel, Talon, and me. Kane and Fontaine took Shadow and Locke's normal positions, bringing us to six operators in the helo with two open seats for Celeste and Wren if we needed them.
Vander was the last to board. "Helix is heading toward the marina. London and Jade en route by car to back us up."
I nodded, but the backup didn't matter. We needed to get there first.
We belted in and lifted off within forty minutes of the time Wren and Celeste were taken from the bakery. During the flight up the coast, we studied aerial photos and maps of the marina. Shadow had identified two yacht slips possibly linked to Kenny Zhao's organization. We did not have any intel on boats docked there.
"Landing in about five minutes," Remy called out. He did a great job getting us to the site quickly, and we'd owe him one for this.
We prepped our gear, and my stomach dropped as we descended. We'd done similar missions many times before, but this was personal, and I had to constantly force myself awayfrom the rage brewing in my gut to the task at hand. Get to Wren before it was too late.
As the parking lot came into view, Vander identified six white vans parked in a cluster.
