"Where?"
I turned the phone around, showing him the screen.
A precise location in the Mexican mountains. GPS triangulated. A strong signal.
"The collar." I muttered under my breath.
"Someone finally took it off. I knew the collar blocked the signal this whole time, but now…now I had her."
A laugh erupted from my throat…sharp, stunned,manic.
I didn't even realize I was moving until I was relentlessly pacing the room, my hands running through my hair.
"Holy shit. Holy fucking shit."
I spun and then grabbed Jacob's shoulders.
"That asshole must still have her. If he sold her, she would most likely be somewhere on the other side of the world. Gut rot said he lived in the mountains somewhere, and I believe she is still with the scumbag. If she isn't with him, it doesn't matter. Now I can get her out of there. I know she's alive because the dot is moving back and forth. The collar's off. Whoever removed it slipped. They fucking slipped!"
Jacob grinned, patting me on the back.
“I'm happy for you, Atlas."
I practically danced across the room, switching from the app to call my brother, dialing faster than my fingers could move. "Come on. Come on. Answer."
The line clicked.
Zach's voice came through, calm as always.
"Hey Atlas. Any news yet?"
"Yes! I need you to pull something up for me."
My voice was urgent, full of adrenaline.
"You got her location?"He asked excitedly.
"Yes, I'm sending the info now. I got a live ping. The collar came off, and my GPS started beeping like crazy. She's in that compound somewhere, Zach. I need visuals ASAP."
I texted him the address.
There was a hint of excitement in my brother's tone.
"You got it. Give me a few minutes to hack the system."
I waited while he worked his magic. By the time I'd reloaded my Glock, Zach's voice came back over the line.
"Atlas…I'm in."
I hear typing, clicking, more typing….tap, tap, tap.
"Holy shit, Atlas. She is with Hector. This guy's network is heavy. Not cartel standard. These are black-market encrypted feeds. Fucking military grade."
"Can you break them?"
Zach scoffed.
"Who's your daddy?"My brother joked."Already did. I've got full access. Interior. Exterior. Night vision. Infrared. All of it. Sending the live stream to your tablet now."
