57. Chapter Fifty-Seven | Theo
Chapter fifty-seven
I knew this part was going to take some time, but I am so far beyond being patient.
Once we knew where Savannah was physically, assuming she is still wearing her necklace, we had to figure out what we were dealing with.
Liam’s secret team of badasses did reconnaissance, which was difficult in itself because Kyle, or The Federalist, or who the fuck ever, set up a high-tech signal jammer that blocks any signal within one thousand feet of the cabin structure we now know is on his land.
Their drones were able to fly close enough to zoom in and assess what we’re working with.
The head badass, Ace, said it was good enough to let them form a plan.
Working with Sophia and Liam, they determined the best route would be to cut the power completely from the structure prior to breaching it.
I was concerned about a generator, but one was identified along one of the exterior walls, so it will also be neutralized, which hopefully means blown the fuck up.
Heat signatures from the drone indicated only two individuals in the cabin, and while the images indicated the two were extremely physically close together, the odds were in our favor.
I’m trying to keep my mind focused on getting Savannah out of there, but I can’t help but worry what has been happening to her in the last almost-twenty-four hours.
Has he hurt her? Has he drugged her? We know that’s possible after a team of Liam’s people cleared Savannah’s house and tested her favorite mug on the patio, along with the mug I had drank from.
They both tested positive for traces of Rohypnol.
There were no other drugs or suspicious body fluids found at her house, but if he assaults her in anyway, I will repay his transgressions tenfold.
Liam dispatched some other people to pick up The Federalist and he’s being kept in some undisclosed location.
Sophia has requested to have access to his electronics prior to handing him over to the authorities.
I would request that I have five minutes alone with the guy, no electronics required, just my fists.
“Theo, you will stay back until we tell you it’s okay to advance toward us, do you understand? We want to incapacitate the offender as quickly as possible and try to avoid a hostage situation. Our best bet at that is the element of surprise,” Ace is informing, not asking me.
Sophia jumps out of the backseat of one of the SUVs. “Boys, I had a hunch and you’re going to be glad that I did.” She sets a laptop on the hood of the vehicle, and with a few keystrokes, I can see Savannah on the screen.
“What are we looking at, Soph? Is this live?” Liam asks.
“Yes, once the team confirmed The Federalist was offline, I took it upon myself to send another worm to his network, this time giving me an open backdoor to access whatever I wanted. I doubt I even need the physical access to his electronics at this point. But this dumb fuck is paranoid and has twice as many cameras as necessary.” She quickly scans through camera angles on the lower half of the screen.
“This should help in your plans, right?” She knows it will.
“Well, hot damn, where can we get one of you for our team, lady?” one of Ace’s teammates says behind him in a thick Kentucky accent. He is tall and lean, but from what Liam said, if he’s on this team, he is a dangerous man to go up against.
“I know, I know. Too bad I can’t be poached. Damn loyalty to that guy.” She nods over to Liam.
“This is actually perfect. And he has no way of knowing you’re watching him right now?” Ace asks Sophia .
“None. It might have sent some kind of alert on the backend of things, but it looks like this network isn’t even connected to it, so I bet J.J. is the tech guy and Kyle is the creep guy.”
Ace has Sophia show him every angle that includes an exterior entrance and window.
In the process, she also comes across coding to indicate that the doors and windows are all linked to a biometric key.
The asshole literally locked her in the house, but by being on the network, Sophia is able to disable the entire key, thus unlocking every window and door.
“Sophia, on my signal, I want you to clear the biometrics so all entrances are accessible, then immediately cut all power to the entire structure. Will that knock out whatever jammer they’re using?” Ace asks.
“Yes, but you won’t have radio signals to communicate until that jammer is down,” Sophia explains as her fingers fly over the keyboard. “We will also lose the visual when the power goes down.”
“That’s fine, we saw what we needed to, give us a few minutes and we will roll out,” Ace announces.
We are parked less than a quarter mile away, just outside of the dead zone the jammers have created.
“Liam, I can’t just sit here and wait. You know I can’t do that,” I plead with Savannah’s brother.
“I tell you what, I wanted to go with anyway. Let me check with Ace, and if I can follow their team, I’ll give you an earpiece and that will keep you in constant contact on what’s going on as soon as the jammer stops and we get the signal up.
” Liam pats my shoulder as he goes to talk to Ace’s team.
I would rather be going with them, but I know it could potentially be a hazard to Savannah, and all that matters right now is getting her out of there as quickly and safely as possible.