“There’s only one reason someone gets into bed with a man like that.”
“I know.” The other man nodded. “Question now is why? And what does any of this have to do with what the attack on our team three years ago? Or Kam, for that matter?”
“No idea.” Van pulled in a deep breath. “But I won’t stop until we figure it out.”
“This might help.”
He and Logan swung their attention to the man who’d just entered without so much as a knock. With his tablet in his hands and a wide, toothy smile, Lucky announced proudly, “I got ’em!”
Minutes later, they were all gathered back inside the conference room, listening carefully as Lucky shared all he’d found.
“Okay, so we already got a positive I.D. on Felix James.” He used his tablet to put the man’s image on the big screen mounted to the wall behind him. “I accessed the marina’s parking lot cameras and voila.” Another man’s face joined James’s. “The other man with Webb is Mitchell Caldwell. And like James, the guy has a laundry list of criminal charges and run-ins with the law.”
“Okay…” Van studied the two men’s faces he recognized from when he and Kam had been at the marina. “Any connection to the guy from the boat?”
“As a matter of fact…” Lucky added another picture to the screen. “Damon Young did time for assault a few years back. His cellmate was none other than Felix James.”
“That son of a bitch.” Van ground his teeth together so tightly, he thought they might crumble free from his jaw.
Chase blew out a breath and ran a hand through his hair. He looked to no one in particular when he asked, “Are we really saying Webb hired Young and whoever the guy he was with to take out Van and Kam?”
“Sure as hell looks like it.” Archer nodded. His dark eyes found Van’s, letting him know he had his back.
They all did. Even Logan. And since he’d declared Kam to be his…
They’ll do whatever it takes to save her from whatever the hell this is.
“Okay…” Van trailed. “So we have the who, but we still don’t know where they took her or why Webb wants her dead.”
“And you, apparently,” Chase pointed out unnecessarily.
Actually Van was pretty damn sure Webb wanted themallwiped clean from the map. But like he’d just mentioned, he didn’t have the faintest clue as to why.
“We may not have the motive yet, but I think I just found the where.”
All eyes in the room turned Lucky’s way,and Van’s heart kicked against his ribs as he waited to hear what the other man had to say.
“I was able to use the marina’s security cameras to close in on the SUV’s plates. From there, I traced the vehicle to a local government rental agency located across town.”
Those tiny tendrils of hope Van had been feeling moments before bloomed into full-on belief. “Please tell me you were able to get into the vehicle’s GPS system.”
“Got it in one, big guy.” Lucky smiled widely. With a tap of his tablet, a different picture filled the mounted screen above. “It’s a piece of land about fifteen miles north of the city.”
“He’s still here?” Van turned and started for the door. “What the hell are we waiting for?”
“Uh…” Chase paused. “Shouldn’t we have at least a tiny part of a plan?”
Normally, he’d say yes, but they were running out of time. If they didn’t catch Webb in the act, they may not ever be able to prove he was the one responsible for so much heartache and death.
“We can plan on the way,” Van decided for the team. And then, knowing this was their one and only chance, he told them, “Gear up, boys. We’re going hunting.”
CHAPTER 19
“Good. You’re awake.”
Kam opened her one good eye and glared at the man whose fist had slammed into the other one right before she’d blacked out. McDowell, Webb, and the other man from the marina stood a few feet behind the fist-wielding goon.
For the second time in a week, she’d been kidnapped and tied to a chair. Only this time, the men who’d taken her captive weren’t the good guys. Oh, no. They weren’t like those honorable men at all.
