Page 36 of Beta Team-The Saviors: Part two
“Any word on Abraham?” Jason asks from his spot on Gavin’s lap.
“No. My guess is he’s hiding from us and Aharon because he failed. He won’t stay like that for long, which means we can’t stay in one place for long. We need to give Aryeh a couple days, and then we need to move again,” Tivon answers.
I’ve defaulted to Tivon a lot over the last couple of days because he knows these people, and I don’t. I’ve never felt like he’s overstepping, just that he genuinely wants to help. I also sense that he might feel a little more for Ari than just hero worship.
“Do we have options?” Ari asks.
“We do. My team has a couple. Plus, I’ve been in contact with Alessa Poletti and Kane. They’re also working on some things on their end. We’ll have places to go. We just need to stay on the move. We don’t need to stay in one place for long.”
“You’ve been talking to my brother?” Kira laughs.
“I have. After he threatened to cut me into several pieces for drugging you, he thanked me for saving you, and he agreed to help.” Tivon rubs the back of his neck with a chuckle. “It was an interesting conversation.”
“You’re brave, I’ll give you that,” Ari chuckles. “I assume Kane isn’t our biggest fan right now.”
Tyler snorts. “Yeah, while you were laying your lazy ass around in bed, me and Gavin caught the brunt of his wrath. So thanks for that.”
“I’m sorry for almost dying,” Ari says dryly.
“It’s okay. Just don’t do it again,” Tyler responds, making Ari laugh, then groan.
“Don’t make me laugh, asshole. It hurts.”
“Do you need something for the pain?” Kira asks, trying to sit up, but Ari pulls her back down.
“I’m fine,Mal’akh.” Ari rubs his finger across her cheek. “I owe you and Jason an apology for how I acted. It wasn’t your fault, and I took it out on you. For that, I’m sorry. I promise to be better.”
Kira pecks his lips. “While I agree you were a douche-nozzle, I’ll forgive you.”
Tyler starts laughing, and it causes the rest of us to join in.
It’s damn good to have everyone back in the same place.
After we gotAri caught up on everything going on, we helped him into bed with the promise he would yell for one of us if he needed anything. I went to bed shortly after and crashed. It was the first night I actually slept, because I knew he was safe. Kira decided to sleep in there with Ari, so that made me feel even more sure that he wouldn’t be stupid and try to do shit on his own.
The next morning, I roll out of bed, take care of business, shower, and head downstairs for some coffee. When I get to the small kitchen, Tivon is already sitting at the little table, sipping on a cup.
“It’s fresh,” he says when he sees me. “I just made it.”
“Good man,” I reply, pouring a cup and taking a drink. I sigh and sit down at the table with him. “I’m guessing there’s no news?”
Tivon shakes his head. “Not yet. Facial recognition is still running, and my team is still searching.”
“Do you have any recognition running for Abraham?”
“We do. Even though I don’t think he stayed in Forest Grove. He’s still in the states, but he would have run away from here.”
“But you think he’ll try again?”
“He will, without a doubt. Failure isn’t an option with Aharon.”
“Why the hell does he want Ari back so bad? According to Ari, Abraham told him that he disrespected the family by leaving and joining the American forces. Now he wants him to take over Mossad?”
“Aharon feels like that’s where Aryeh belongs, no matter his feelings on him leaving. He thinks it’s Aryeh’s legacy. He’s always had a twisted view of what power is. Mossad used to be respected. It’s what all the boys strived to join, until Aharon took over. Then we didn’t have a choice.”
“I know we didn’t start off on the right foot, but I’m glad that you’re here.” I can see the surprise all over Tivon’s face. “Look, we all have to do shit in this line of work that we don’t like but at the end of the day, you did what you had to do to save Gavin and me that night, and to save Kira. You helped us get Ari and Jason. I mean the list goes on, but I just needed you to know that we appreciate you being here.”
“Thank you for that.”
