“What?” Axel asks.
“I can’t be certain because she’s looking down, but it looks like this woman, Nancy, who was a suspect in our last assignment. But last I knew, she was somewhere in Belarus.”
“Apparently, she’s here now,” Axel says. “Can you trace her whereabouts?”
“On it,” Harding says.
It goes quiet for a minute.
“It’s not Nancy. An agent is following her, and she’s still in Belarus,” Harding says. “Something isn’t adding up. I’m going to that bodega to question the cashier directly.”
“Wait,” Axel says. “Watch this. After the woman walks by, check out this van.”
I want to run out there to see the video for myself, but they won’t show it to me.
“Durango walks out of the video, and a moment later, a van drives by,” Axel says.
“That might be a stretch,” CT says.
“It’s all we have,” Axel says. “And it has a logo on the side.”
“Top Pizza,” Harding says. “We can check it out, but CT’s right. There’s nothing in this video to connect Durango to that van.”
“Call it my gut instinct. Come on, CT. Let’s go check it out,” Axel says.
Chairs scrape against the kitchen floor. “Dammit, I can’t leave Willow and Samantha unprotected,” Axel says.
“I’ll stay,” Reed says. “I’m waiting to hear from Trip. He is looking for more footage on other security cameras. Maybe Durango will shake these men and show up here.”
“Thank you,” Axel says.
We step back from the door in case Axel comes to tell us he’s leaving. But he doesn’t. The front door opens and closes.
“I’m going to the bodega. I’ll let you know what I find out,” Harding says.
A moment later, the front door opens and closes again.
“Huh, well, I guess we can leave this room,” Samantha says.
I take a deep breath. She’s right. We walk into the kitchen and find Reed sitting at the table.
“Hey, everyone left to check out leads,” Reed says. “Willow, did Durango mention anything to you about his last assignment?”
I frown. “No, he doesn’t talk to me about work.” I sit down at the table while Samantha gets herself a glass of water.
Reed nods. “I figured as much but thought I’d ask.”
“Do you think his disappearance is related to his job and not my ex?” I ask, even though I heard their discussion. I’m hoping Reed might tell me more.
“Based on some video footage, that’s what we believe.” Reed sets his phone down and leans forward. “Hey, we’re going to do everything to find him. But Durango is skilled in escaping situations. Hold on to that.”
I curl my legs up and wrap my arms around them as tears well in my eyes. They have no idea where he is, and it sounds like he might be on his own to escape.
“Why did they take him?” I ask.
Reed picks up his phone again. “I believe it’s because they think Durango has information they want.”
“What happens once they get that information?”
