“You have to make the decision quickly, Dr. Kincaid,” Parker said.
“Yeah, that blip on the screen is getting further away from us, and catching up with them is crucial,” Lexi added.
Good one, Lexi. Make her think about her sister’s safety.
“She really shouldn’t have locked me in the bathroom,” Nadine finally said. “Always has to take charge, even when I told her—dammit. Fine, she did give me a private number to Triple C for when I freed myself. I called it and her operations chief told me to stay home until she calls back. Don’t worry, I used the secured line Nadia gave me.”
Okay, that sounded as if there was an operation going on. “Thank you. I’m going to call my contact at Triple C now. As soon as I have an update, one of my people or Parker there will call your secured line. Is that good?”
“Just make sure you tell my sister you’re there to protect her,” she replied, dryly.
“Twins, right? My man was completely fooled.”
“Not really,” Sugar said, coming to Walker’s defense. “Rookie actually called us because he thought something was wrong, remember? That fuck-me leather. He had a feeling, he said.”
True. That was why he’d hired Walker Stillings. Walker was an experienced undercover agent. He’d been walking a sharp edge for years and had probably honed his skill to keep an eye for anything unusual. Probably saved his ass a dozen times that way while in the Middle East.
“Yes, we’re twins. She sometimes becomes me while in town. That’s her idea of taking a few days off. Being me.” Nadine huffed. “It’s a twin thing, I guess, although getting kidnapped as me is taking it a bit far.”
Jared agreed. Nadia Kincaid sounded more and more intriguing by the minute. COS Command, huh? It’d been a while since he contacted Jed McNeil. That SOB liked to have his fingers in everything. He was an elusive man, though, and tough to get hold of, but maybe one or two of the old numbers might get him through. Questioning Jed McNeil was another matter entirely. Like pulling teeth. Jared would have to work his negotiation skills to get information on Nadia K.
So far, she appeared to be a capable operative, a bit on the independent side. She also seemed a handful. He hoped Walker had the situation under control.
