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“We’re in the SUV. I think I can just make the next speed ferry back to Greece. That should put us ahead of anyone in pursuit. I have Zara with me.”
“Is she safe? Unhurt?”
“Safe enough and unhurt for now. They tried to take her out at the airport. We just barely got away. What do you know on your end?”
“Mac is questioning Fariq.”
“Get Croft to do it and let him know Fariq’s at the heart of this thing?—”
“He’s what?” Zara asked.
Noah turned to her. “I’ll fill you in later.”
Avery laughed. “I think that’s why Mac decided to do it. Croft is in almost as nasty a mood as you, only he can’t do anything about it. Finn is pretty upset by the idea that Reid is involved?—”
“Reid’s involved?” Zara asked.
“Again, sweetheart, I’ll fill you in. Ghazil said he had a place on the Amalfi Coast he thinks is secure, but at this point, I don’t trust anybody who isn’t us.”
“Agreed,” said Avery. “What do you need? Do you want me to bring the plane to get the two of you?”
“No, I think we need to have a presence closer to the action, and I need to have Zara with me.”
“We can watch over her for you.”
“I know, but for right now, I need her close. She knows more than she’s shared, probably more than she even knows.” He turned to look at her. Zara couldn’t meet his eyes. “But she’s going to tell meeverything,” he said, stressing the last word. “Aren’t you, sweetheart?”
“I have—” she started.
“Rhetorical question, Zara. You will tell me everything… one way or another.”
“I hate to interrupt your little love spat,” Avery said, “but where do you want to go?”
“Noah? It’s John. We’ve got the FBI outside with a warrant for Fariq. We’re going to have to give him up if he wants to go. We figure Reid’s the one that set them on us.”
“That would be my guess. You guys secure everything on your end. I’ll coordinate with Thom. I think he needs to stay in London.”
“I agree. Check-in when you can and keep Zara safe.”
“You guys stay safe, too.”
Zara watched him disconnect before turning back to her.
“Did I cause this?” she asked quietly.
The idea that not listening to Noah had somehow started the snowball that had avalanched into this mess was upsetting. His hand came to rest on her thigh.
“No, sweetheart. This is Reid’s fault. He involved Finn, who talked to you. All you did was what you had to do.”
“I could have listened to you,” she said.
He surprised her by laughing. “You could have, but you didn’t and probably won’t in the future.”
“It’s not funny, and I feel somehow responsible.”
“You aren’t,” he reassured her. “And now that we know there’s a lot more in play, we can act accordingly. Fariq could have asked to leave at any time. There’s not a lot we could do to stop him. The FBI is just a show of force on his part and Reid’s way of ensuring we wouldn’t try to hold him.”
“Reid’s involved.” She shook her head in disbelief. “How could he involve Finn like that?”
