Page 107 of Spy With Me
“She’s acting,” Zach replied. “She’s staying calm so wedon’t get freaked out. We won’t know what’s happened until we get her back.”
“Coop’s on it. He has to find ahelothat will work at that elevation. He’s meeting a guy today who thinks he canget us one without Huisman finding out. The man has eyes everywhere,” Kala saidwith a sigh. Her twin was currently sleeping, having had a long night offlirting with Huisman’s guards so she could get a working key card to his inneroffice. “We checked and we’re all up to date on the anthrax vax.”
The military had taken care of the men. He, TJ, Cooper, andTris had it as part of their military medical protocols.
“Yeah. I make sure all my puppies get their shots. And we’reall covered with Lou’s new trackers,” Big Tag announced.
“I put it in Tris’s ass myself,” Kala agreed. “Whiny manbaby. Like it hurt. But we all have to understand that we don’t know what he’smanaged to do to the anthrax. We know Dare’s dad’s company made it more easilyinhalable and concentrated, but the bacteria itself was basically the same andshould be covered by our current vaccines.”
“However, Huisman works in medical tech. We know he’s gotsome doctors in Disrupt who specialize in bacterial infections,” Big Tagcontinued with the bad news. “Who knows what they’ve managed to do.”
“We will once we get in there and Lou downloads everythingshe can get her hands on.” TJ moved to the table. “I’m going to shadow Lou.Cooper’s going in behind Zach. He’ll stay back until the team goes in, buthe’ll have eyes on you.”
Zach was surprised. He’d expected TJ to fight to be therewith him. “I thought you would do that.”
“Don’t need to. You love my sister. Cooper’s not going tolet his brother die. So I can protect my girl. You need to understand there isno one else on earth I would leave this to, and that includes my parents. Ilove them, but it’s been a long time since they were in the field. And my uncleis old.”
All eyes moved to Big Tag, who simply shrugged. “I wouldargue but even I can hear my knees creak. And I’m pretty sure I know whatsciatica is now. However, we need Coop to stay close to thehelo.He’s the only one who can fly it. I’ll go in with Zach and try not to hold himback too much. TJ, you should understand I will absolutely tell your mother youthink she’s too old.”
TJ went a little pale. “I didn’t say that. I said she wasout of practice.”
“Not what I heard.” Kala’s lips tugged up.
“Yeah, I definitely heard him say his mom was super old,”Tris concurred as he walked into the room.
TJ was going to be his brother-in-law. “I’ll let your momknow everyone is being mean to you. And TJ, I will get her out of there.”
“I know you will. And Devi knows where the cameras are.” TJsat down and pulled one of the energy drinks laid out on the table toward him.“I looked through the footage you flagged last night. Did you see when shestopped and reached down and tied her shoe? Her shoe wasn’t untied. Shepretended for her guard. She stopped right where the camera would pick her upand while she was down there, she flashed a peace sign.”
“Whoa, didn’t she and Bri and Devi used to send each othercoded messages?” Kala seemed to think. “When they started dating they would tryto be in the same places for the first couple of dates.”
TJ nodded. “A clenched fist meant save me. A peace sign letthem know she was okay and they could relax. She’s okay, Zach. She’s strong,and I think maybe your mom is helping her. I saw them going into the diningroom together. She was holding your mom’s hand.”
Tears pierced his eyes. Was his mother working hard toensure his girl was okay?
“The question becomes why risk bringing Zach in at all?” BigTag put his fear into words and then winced. “Damn it. He’s got something uphis sleeve. Something that will make Zach or this whole team look bad.”
“We can’t worry about that right now,” Zach replied. “Allthat matters is stopping him and getting Devi back.”
“I think he’s more likely setting up Ben.” TJ sighed andtook a long sip of the energy drink. “He’s not my favorite guy or anything, butI know he’s not working for that fucker. Otherwise, why would he have put usall in harm’s way to make us believe Huisman’s the bad guy?”
“I don’t think we’re the real targets. He’s playing with us,and I don’t like it.” Big Tag looked Zach’s way. “I think you have thepotential to get close to him. We all know the minute he realizes we’re raidingthe place he’ll leave, but you might get into the same space. Langley wants usto bring him in.”
“I’m going to kill him,” Zach vowed. He didn’t care whatLangley wanted.
Big Tag nodded. “Do it. Any of you. If you get the chance,take the shot. We’re not playing games anymore. Take him out and we’ll letHenry’s team deal with the fallout at Disrupt. I think MI6 is planning to sendan agent in to take Lucy’s place. Once Huisman is done, we’re out of thismess.”
The door came open and everyone in the room went tense untilthey realized it was Cooper. He walked in and shrugged out of the jacket he waswearing. “I’ve got us ahelo, but we’re kind ofstealing it. I’m afraid this is going to have to go down today.”
Big Tag sighed. “I’ll go inform Drake. Someone wake Kenzieup. I’ll let Drake be the one to tell the Canadians it’s go time whetherthey’re ready or not.”
Cooper put a hand on Zach’s shoulder. “You ready, brother?”
Zach nodded. He was ready to get his girl. No matter what hewould make sure Devi was safe.
* * * *
“It’s done?” Huisman stood in the lab, arms crossed over hischest and eyes on his prize.
