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She watched the men each take a deep breath and saw their worry ease as they took in the situation.
"You're okay?" Matt stepped forward, his eyes on Faith.
"I'm just fine, Dad." Faith smiled. "This is our friend, Lenora. She found herself in a situation downstairs. Becca and I thought we would help her."
"What kind of situation?" Bryon asked as his gaze traveled over Becca as if inspecting her for injury.
Lenora moved closer to Faith, her eyes wide as she looked at the men.
"Sit down so you don't scare her more than she already is," Faith reprimanded the men. "You all know better."
Becca smiled at the way Faith took control and the men followed her orders. They each took a seat across from Lenora, keeping their distance from her so they didn't scare her. Now if she could just explain what they'd done without Bryon being pissed off at her, she'd consider it a success.
CHAPTER THREE
Bryon kept his eyes on Becca, trying to understand how she'd ended up with a young girl up in Faith's room. He knew her well enough to know there had to be a good reason. She'd called a code green, which meant it was important.
He turned his gaze to the young girl and took her in. She was maybe ten years old, with shoulder-length brown hair, olive skin, and deep brown eyes that looked haunted. He knew that look all too well. He saw it while delving into videos on the dark web searching for pedophiles. It was a look that came with having been abused. This girl had seen things that no human should see, let alone one her age.
He glanced at his team and noticed they saw it as well. They all knew that Faith and Becca had somehow saved this little girl from her own personal hell. How they did it was what he wanted to know. "Why don't you start at the beginning? You two went shopping, right?"
Becca nodded. "We came back and dropped stuff off in our room, then went to dinner. Before I get into that, let me introduce you all." Becca smiled at Lenora as she introduced all the men to her. When she pointed to Bryon, her smile softened. "And last but not least, this guy is mine. His name is Bryon. We came to Vegas to get married."
Lenora nodded but just stared at everyone.
"Remember what I told you?" Faith took Lenora's hand. "They saved me from a bad man too. You can trust them." Faith gave the girl's hand a squeeze.
Becca smiled. "She's right. Let me tell the guys how and why we saved you, then we're going to need to have you tell us about what happened after the policeman dropped you off at that place you were held, okay?"
Lenora nodded, but still didn't say anything. She tucked herself tighter against Faith and watched the men with wide eyes.
"A policeman?" Bryon groaned. "Why is it always someone they should be able to trust?" He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Okay, tell us what you saw." He met Becca's eyes. "I'm not going to like this, am I?"
She shook her head. "But you of all people understand we had to do something. There wasn't time to call you guys and let you save the day again. Faith and I had to act." She leaned forward, resting her arms on her legs, and told them everything that happened.
Bryon fisted his hands in his lap, aware that he had to remain calm so he didn't scare Lenora any worse than she already was. She stared at him and the other men as if she expected one of them to jump up and grab her at any minute. "And this man just let you leave?"
"He had no idea that we snuck Lenora out. Faith had her glued to the front of her. When I tripped him and made him fall, he was focused on me, not them. By the time he stood up, they were gone." Becca glanced nervously at Faith.
Bryon was going to paddle her ass once he got her alone. Just the knowledge she'd put herself at risk had him furious. He saw the same tension in Matt and Xander as well as they stared at Faith. Still, as upset as he was, she was right. There wouldn't have been time for her to call for help. He'd deal with that all later. Right now, he had to find out who had taken Lenora and figure out what they were going to do to help keep her safe. Taking a deep breath, he found his calm. "You two were right to act. We wouldn't have gotten there in time to help. We'll hack into the cameras in that area and see if we can identify the men."
"I got pictures of them." Faith grinned as she wiggled her phone in the air. "I managed to sneak a few of them sitting there before we did anything."
"That's my girl." Matt laughed. "Always thinking."
"I've been around you guys long enough to know what to do." Faith shrugged.
Bryon looked at Lenora. "Do you think you can tell us how you ended up with the men?"
Lenora glanced at the men, then looked at Becca and shook her head.
"Would it be easier if most of the guys left and only one or two stayed?" Becca asked, understanding that having all the men staring at her had to be overwhelming.
"Can I pick which two?" Lenora asked softly.
"Of course, you can." Becca met Bryon's stare.
"I forgot names." Lenora ducked her head.
