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"I just checked in. Was told the others hadn't checked in yet, so that means we should be safe once on the floor to get to the room," Matt informed them. "Remember, I'm Wallace Reed should anyone ask."
"Let's do this before the others arrive." Bryon wanted this part of the night over with. He wanted them all safe in Matt's suite where they could wait for the party to get started. He didn't like being out in the open. While Carter would loop the lobby's cameras, there were too many to be sure he got them all. It was better to be out of sight as soon as they could be.
"Keep your heads down." Xander's voice was muffled in the mask. He'd managed to wear a bandana instead of a normal mask so he could hide his beard better. They all wore long sleeves, hiding any tattoos. The less police would have to identify them, the better. They also wore gloves, which would protect them from leaving fingerprints on anything. If anyone thought it strange they all were wearing gloves in the desert of Vegas, no one said anything.
Bryon followed the group to the elevator, glad there were about four other men with them to help them blend. They kept their heads down on the elevator to avoid the cameras, just in case Carson couldn't loop them as well. They rode up in silence with only the music playing. Bryon wasn't used to going out on stings often and when he did go, he had to fight back nerves that the other team members had grown used to. For Xander and Kacey, this was just another job. Still, he was excited at the same time. Glad to be taking these child abusers out of the game.
The other men exited the elevator about halfway up to their floor, leaving them alone in the elevator. Matt stood in the front, ready to rush them to their suite before they could be noticed. Bryon hadn't asked which room Matt was in, but hopefully, it wasn't far from the elevator.
He hardly dared to breathe as the elevator hit their floor. They all stayed still as the door opened and Matt stepped out. They would wait for his signal before exiting. Right now, they could simply claim they were letting Matt off and heading back down.
Matt glanced around, then lifted his hand and waved them out. He was already moving out of the elevator lobby and headed toward his room as the others shuffled off the elevator and followed.
Still keeping his head down, Bryon focused on Matt's shoes. His heart pounded, half expecting one of the doors they passed to fly open and expose all of them. When Matt stopped and he heard the beep of the door unlocking, he breathed easier. Within seconds, they were all inside and the door was locked and latched, keeping them safe inside.
"The worst part is over." Kacey leaned against the wall.
Bryon walked into the suite. It was a nice one with a large sitting space that held two couches, several oversized chairs, a coffee table, and a large screen T.V.. The bar was combined with a small kitchenette off to the side of the sitting room. A large bedroom was visible through another door, but Bryon wasn't interested in that at all. None of them would be sleeping.
"We've got about four hours of downtime. Relax and make sure everything is ready to go." Xander started pulling supplies out of the suitcase he'd been carrying.
Matt checked the phone he'd set up to use for contact with the Wagstaff brothers and others invited to the party. "Fucking hell."
"What is it?" Noam glanced up at him from where he sat on the couch.
Matt held up his phone. "Simple text that the entertainment has arrived with a photo of eight young children. Five boys, three girls. All of them appear to be under ten."
Bryon had to hold back his anger and the urge to run over and save the kids now.
"Did they ask what sex each of you preferred?" Archer asked.
"Sure did. Also sent out a notice that they wouldn't be responsible for removing a body and that if that was our thing to take them back to our room and that we'd be responsible for disposal." Matt threw his phone down on the table. "I'm glad we're taking them out, but I hate thinking how many other parties like this are going on around the world tonight that we can do nothing about."
"We do what we can in our little corner of the world," Bryon reminded them. "Don't lose focus on the success we've had."
"I know. It's just frustrating." Matt sat down. "If we weren't here tonight, how many of those kids might die? None of them would make it to their next birthday."
Xander separated the supplies into piles so everyone could take what they would need. "Can't think about that. We do what we can. We've already saved five kids this week. Not to mention all the kids that would have potentially been abused in the future by the men we took down. We have to focus on that. We'll save eight more tonight and hopefully they'll find safe homes and not just be tossed back into the system that probably let them down in the first place."
"It was pretty cool of you and Matt to take Geo in." Archer pulled his mask from his face and tossed it aside.
"There's just something about him." Xander grinned. "He's a good kid. Putting him back into the system didn't feel right, even if we were there to make sure he got a good home. I think he'll fit into our family. He gets our kind of crazy."
Matt laughed. "The question is, will he take after you and your adventurous side or me and my nerdy side?"
"I can see him doing a bit of both." Bryon took a bottle of water from the fridge, wishing he could take off his gloves, but they had to be sure not to leave any fingerprints in the suite. "I think once he's given a chance to really dig into computers, he'll be begging Matt to teach him everything he knows, but there's also a side to him that will be ready to get out and take on the world the way Xander does. If he was a few years older, he'd make a great team member."
"I was a bit surprised you so readily let him in on what we do," Archer said.
"I debated on telling him, but the kid had been through hell. I wanted him to see us take down the man who hurt him. Know that there are people out there who will stand up for him. I don't think anyone has ever stood up for him. His parents are worthless and that's all he knew until CPS took him and made it even worse. I think if we'd hidden things from him and he found out later, it would do more damage than telling him the truth now." Bryon shrugged. "Guess we'll find out if we did the right thing as he grows up."
They talked a bit as they each pocketed everything they would need. Each one of them would have syringes to take men down and two of them had guns just in case. Bryon would help Kacey and Xander with the cutting while the others secured the scene and made sure the kids were safe. The only man they wouldn't be cutting but would leave tied and drugged was the guard on the door. They had no doubt he knew what was going on inside the suite, but they had no proof that he participated in anything. They wouldn't attack someone they didn't have proof had harmed a child.
"I hate waiting." Kacey sighed as they all sat around watching the clock.
"Me too." Xander paced the floor.
Bryon glanced at the time. "We've got an hour. Someone talk. How long is Faith staying around once we get home?"
