“What’s the word?” Greystone asked.
“Teddy’s three out.”
“Gabriel, I need you to ID some Bratva,” Z said. “Mugshots are in the portal. This group was on the No-Fly list, but we think they got into the country and are going to be integral in the next phase of this blackout.”
“We’re on it.” Greystone hung up, regarded his brother. “G, I’ll get you set up.” Without waiting, Greystone strode toward the conference room, vanishing inside.
Finally, alone with his woman.
Without hesitation, Gabriel pulled Halston into his arms and kissed her. Clinging tightly, she kissed him back. When their passionate embrace ended, they shared a smile.
“I like how you make things happen.” Halston dropped a soft kiss on his lips. “In the middle of chaos, you find two minutes for us.”
“I adore you, Halston.”
She beamed at him. “I like hearing that.”
Teddy and Sydney came rushing around the corner and stopped shy of crashing into them.
“What the—” Teddy blurted. “We’re driving like maniacs and you two are making out?—”
“Babe,” Sydney said, “we had our own wild fun at Creepy Secret Zone. Don’t bust their balls. They’ve been through so much. This is a total pressure cooker.”
“You’re right,” Teddy said. “Sorry to break up the party.”
Gabriel and Halston were holding each other like the end of the worldhadcome. Halston broke away. “I’m just grab?—”
“You’re grabbing G!” Sydney said with a grin. “We can see that!”
They laughed.
“How’d everything go?” Gabriel asked.
“We took care of things,” Sydney replied.
“I’m starving,” Teddy said. “I gotta eat something?—”
“How can you be thinking of food now?” Gabriel asked.
“My stomach doesn’t know we’re in crisis.”
Halston stepped away from Gabriel, the chilly air rushing in to take her place. In that instant, he wanted to pull her back in and nevereverlet her go.
“What’s the deal on food?” Sydney asked.
“Caroline and my mom are making breakfast,” Halston said.
“Now, that’s what I’m talking about,” Teddy replied.
“I’ll help,” Sydney said.
“I want to check on my mom,” Halston said before she and Sydney took off toward the kitchen.
As Gabriel and Teddy strode toward the conference room, Teddy said, “Things are bad, aren’t they?”
“They’re not good,” Gabriel replied, “but we got this.”
“How can you be that confident?”
