Taryn vowed to help Ash with the brain burn cure. She’d do whatever she could to help the still girl on the gurney.
“What’s that?” Gen asked.
“Sorry, nothing.” Generally, Taryn tried to stay neutral. It was better for business if she didn’t get too close to any corporation.
But the Tremaine Corporation’s treatment of Hope was making that difficult. Phillip Tremaine had a lot to answer for.
“We ready to go?”
Sasha didn’t answer right away. She checked leads and connections, tubes and power cords. Taryn didn’t think they’d broken anything. Hope’s machines sounded like they were beating at the same tempo that they had in the beginning.
“Ready.” Sasha held on to one side of the floating gurney and Daryl grabbed the opposite side.
Taryn took the lead, fists up, ready to take on anyone who challenged them. Gen came next, followed by the rest of the rescue party.
Leaving the building was just as eerily silent as their arrival had been.
Taryn paused at the front door. The ambulance was still parked where they’d left it.
Good. Taryn didn’t have a plan B.
“Gen, you getting anything new?” Taryn kept her eyes on the street.
“The video is still looping. No one seems to have noticed. I’m not detecting anyone outside.”
“Great, let’s get the fuck out of here.”
Taryn stepped out and stood watch as the others carried Hope out. She hated being in the open like this, but at least this neighborhood wasn’t swarming with people right now.
Getting Hope out of the Tremaine hospital would have been doable—her plan had obviously worked—but it would have been twice as stressful.
The party made their way to the ambulance as quickly as they could.
No one approached. Nothing went wrong.
Taryn didn’t like it at all.
Sasha took charge again when they reached the ambulance, getting Hope strapped down and settled.
Taryn stood on the back step, watching the action, studying Hope’s face. She felt like she knew her after all her time with Ash.
“Everything okay, boss?” Gen asked.
“Yeah. Just grateful we got her out.”
Taryn hopped into the back of the ambulance and sat next to Hope. She took the young woman’s thin hand in hers and held it tight. “We’re taking you to your brother, Hope,” she said quietly. “He can’t wait to see you.”
Sasha and Allie settled into the seats in the front of the ambulance and everyone else crowded into the back, taking care not to jostle Hope or any of the equipment.
“Take us in the back way, Sasha,” Taryn said. “Gen, keep an electronic eye out for anyone following us.”
Both women murmured their assent.
“Thank you. I couldn’t have done this without your help,” Taryn told her team once they were underway. “If you owed me a favor, your debt is paid.”
Chapter48
Ash pacedthe hacker room while Taryn was gone. She’d left several hours ago after receiving information about Hope’s whereabouts and he hadn’t heard from her since. He’d tried to go with her, but she refused. No, it wasn’t Taryn who refused. It was the Jack. He was learning the two sides to her. There was the softer side that worried about the women she rescued and then there was the ruthless side that got the job done—for a price. And the price in this case was Ash staying here.
