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“We won’t, babe. I promise,” he said, hugging her again.
“Bryce, Baptiste, Vince, Bull, and Luc, you guys take the girls back to camp and make sure the feds and the rangers head in the right direction. Let them know who we are and what we have. For shit’s sake, don’t let them shoot at us,” frowned Gaspar.
“Roger that,” smirked Vince. “Ladies, let’s head back to base camp and see if we can find something else for you to do.”
“Aw man, just when I was having fun,” laughed Ally. Vince just shook his head, kissing his wife.
“I’ll give you something else to do for fun later. Let’s go.”
CHAPTER TWELVE
By the time the women reached the area where the two prisoners were being held near the trail, they were long gone, having been taken by the agents and the rangers. Mary, Alexandra, and Tory were no doubt safe and at camp.
Back at base camp, all of the women did what they do best. They organized the work, prepared for what might come, and made sure everything was ready for any circumstance. They scrambled to be sure they had supplies for whatever injuries, hopefully none, the children might have.
Code didn’t unleash on Hannah, but he also didn’t speak to her at first, too afraid of what his reaction might be. When she gripped his arm, gently turning him, she knew why. He was silently crying, tears trailing down his cheeks.
“Code,” she whispered, feeling the pain and agony painted so clearly on his face.
“I can’t lose you, Hannah. You’re my whole world. I couldn’t get the tracking devices to work properly because of the iron in the mountain. I thought…” he said hesitantly.
“Don’t. Don’t think about that,” she smiled, hugging her husband. “We’re all safe. You guys have taught us well. We knew what we were doing.”
Code nodded, turning back to his cameras, drones, and electronics. The team back home air-dropped a few items that could help them to overcome the issue of the iron, and for now, it was working.
“Mama, maybe you and Miss Ruby should go back to your place,” said Marie.
“We’re not goin’ anywhere. We’re gonna sit right here with all of you until we know those boys are safe. We notified Sven and Matthew, and they’ll know what to do if we need something. Until then, they can catch their fish.”
“Mama, that could take a while,” said Camille. “That canyon where the caves are is enormous. We have no idea which cave they’re going to go into.”
“Code and Sly will figure that out,” said Ruby. “Once they find them boys, our boys will get them home. They’ll be hungry when they come, so let’s be ready.”
The women all looked at one another. Marie shrugged, smiling at her sisters, and nodded.
“Alright, Mama. Tell us what you want us to do.”
With everyone having their marching orders, the camp was like a buzzing hive of activity. The federal agents and rangers were impressed at the organization of the group and the supplies they’d brought with them.
Two rangers and two agents stayed with the women, while five additional men followed along the trail to catch up to the Gray Wolf team.
“What brought y’all out here?” asked one of the agents.
“Just a vacation,” said Alexandra. “Our husbands enjoy the outdoors. We enjoy other things. We went to Italy on our last trip. This one was here. It’s a fair trade.”
“I should have had you speak to my last two wives,” frowned the man. “They didn’t believe in fair trade.”
“Well, now,” said Mama Irene, smiling at the young man. “We’ve got a lot of pretty women back home. Maybe you should come see us sometime.”
“Mama, now is not the time to play matchmaker,” said Suzette.
“It’s alright,” laughed the agent. “It’s kind of nice to have someone actually want me to have a happy life.”
“What’s your name, baby?” asked Ruby.
“Peter, ma’am.Peter Eagle.”
“Eagle. Are you indigenous?” she asked.
