Page 43 of Beta Team-The Saviors: Part two
“You trust him?”
“I let Tyler go with him alone yesterday, didn’t I? He’s one of the most important people in my life. He wouldn’t have stepped foot outside of this house without me if I didn’t trust Tivon. Why do you ask?”
“Because of something Tyler said last night.”
“About Tivon joining us?”
“You know about that?”
Gavin laughs. “Of course I do. That’s all I’ve heard about. He’s got it in his head that Tivon is our missing piece, and you know Tyler is like a dog with a goddamn bone.”
Gavin goes into the house and leaves me with all these fucking thoughts. Does Jason want him? Kira? I know Tyler does, I can see it all over his face. He doesn’t hide shit from me. Shaking my head, I focus on this Cryptic guy. He’s obviously working for Abraham because of the listing being very specific for me and Jason. My question is, is this guy the one who ransacked Jason’s apartment, almost ran us off the road, and left that note on Tyler’s car? Or are we dealing with a whole team, on top of my father’s bullshit?
The flash drive they were looking for, they’ll never find, especially if the dumbasses are looking in obvious places like my house. It’s hidden somewhere that evenmyteam couldn’t find.
I need to get my father under watchful eyes before I can release it, or Israel won’t survive his wrath. It’s enough to get him out of Mossad and put in prison, if I don’t kill him first. Abraham, I’m going to torture for weeks before I put him out of his misery.
The longer I sit here, the more my mind keeps going back to Tivon. I was pissed the fuck off when he bossed me around in the hospital room, because there wasn’t anything I could have done anyway. Being manhandled like that isn’t something that I’m used to. That motherfucker had me back in the bed before I could blink and I just…let him. I couldn’t even talk shit, I was so fucking stunned.
“May I join you?”Speak of the devil and he shall appear.I focus on Tivon instead of staring off into the distance and nod. He sets a plate on my lap piled high with pancakes, sausage, and hashbrowns. He disappears into the house after setting his own plate down, and returns with two steaming hot cups of coffee. I accept one gratefully, and he sits in the chair to my side.
“Thanks.” I take a sip of coffee and contain a growl when Tivon reaches into his pocket, pulling out my pill container. Itake it more forcefully than necessary, and the asshole just raises a brow.
“You need those to get back to one hundred percent.”
“I’m aware,” I bite out.
“Then don’t be a dick about it. Eat your food.”
Instead of snapping like I want, I grab my fork and start eating. In between bites, I start swallowing the pills. I look at Tivon out of the corner of my eye and swear the asshole is fighting off a smile. We eat in silence until I can’t take it anymore. “Anything on this website?”
“I talked to our friend downstairs last night. I’m going to go get his laptop after breakfast to take it to Nolan.”
I can’t help it, I laugh. “Talked?”
“Yes. Weapons may have been involved, but we talked.”
“Is he still alive?”
Tivon shakes his head and sets his plate on the table before taking mine to do the same. “No. I took care of them last night and cleaned the basement up. We need to move soon.”
“Do you sleep?”
Tivon stares off into the distance. “Not really. A few hours is all I need.” Something tells me there’s a lot to that story, but I don’t ask. Tivon was raised like I was. Weaknesses get you killed. “I have my guys clearing out another safe house. Twenty four hours and we’ll go there.”
“You know Abraham might be sitting on that guy’s place if he hasn’t checked in yet.”
Tivon acknowledges that with a nod. “Nolan is already watching the street cameras. He’s very good.”
“Nolan is one of the best.”
“I will be taking him some upgraded equipment I brought with me as a thank you for his help.”
“You don’t have to do that, Tivon. This is what he does.”
“He can do so much more with this, and I want to.”
“You can’t go to that apartment alone.”
