“They better not,” Monty growled. “I want to be there.”
Lorelei and Adam both shook their heads. “You know that’s not a good idea. We have every reason to believe she knows who you are.”
“I don’t think I can watch from far away.”
“We will figure it out,” Lorelei said before Adam could argue again. “We know this is not an easy thing to do. But we believe it’s the best option.”
“So you’ll capture this bitch and put her away forever?” Zeke asked from the door.
Nina’s head snapped up so fast her neck cracked. He came back. She didn’t know what it meant, but she was relieved he was standing there.
“Yes,” Lorelei said. “No one wants that more than me.”
“I wouldn’t be so sure about that,” Zeke said.
“Zeke?” Nina whispered.
He looked at her. The emotions she was feeling were reflected in his gaze. One side of his mouth lifted in a small smile. “When is this happening?”
“Tomorrow for breakfast,” Adam said.
“Not wasting any time, are you?” Zeke’s question was rhetorical, but Lorelei and Adam both nodded.
“She’s too dangerous to give her time to come up with another plan,” Lorelei said.
Nina sucked in a breath. She was scared. In less than twenty-four hours, she would see Gwendolyn again. Anything could happen. It might be her last moments alive. Frannie could be hurt. When Gwendolyn was involved, it was bound to be a disaster.
But so was leaving her to continue her operation. So Nina was going to do what she had to do.
“Are we done here? I think Nina needs some time to relax,” Zeke said.
Lorelei and Adam both rose. They shook hands with Nina, then Monty. “We will meet here in the morning and run down the plan one more time.”
Monty nodded. “See you then.”
Lorelei and Adam shook hands with Zeke, then made their way to the front of the building and out the door. Before the door swung closed, Berkeley came through, carrying two bags of food in each hand.
“Lunch is here,” Nina said, knowing her brother and Zeke would go help Berkeley and Nina would have a minute to herself.
Both men left the office, and Nina watched as they approached Berkeley. Monty took two of the bags from her, and another man took the other two. Zeke followed Berkeley out of the office, laughing at something she said.
Nina was absolutely not at all jealous of the pretty, curvy, confident assistant who’d known Zeke for years and was completely appropriate for him to date.
Monty came back into the office carrying two sandwiches. He handed one to Nina, then went behind his desk and unwrapped the other one.
Nina unwrapped her sandwich and took a deep breath. She knew Monty didn’t want her to put herself at risk. “Thank you for letting me do this.”
Monty sighed. He stared at her long enough that Nina fidgeted in her seat. “I hate it. I want to send you away with Zeke and find that bitch and make sure she can’t ever get close to you again. But instead, I’m letting you walk into a meeting with her. One that she doesn’t know about and is likely going to be a disaster.”
“I have to do it, Monty. I can’t let her hurt anyone else.”
“What if she hurts you?”
“Then she’ll be caught.”
Monty swallowed roughly and leaned back in his chair. “I’m not sure I can handle that.”
“I know. But I can’t handle knowing she’s out there and other people could be hurt.”
