24. Chapter 24
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Chapter 24
Sean
The wind and rain seemed like it would never let up, but, by some miracle, the Stage 4 hurricane they’d been expecting hadn’t so much as reached Stage 2 as far as Sean could tell.
The guys parked down the road from the old factory row where Blue’s tracker was so they could sneak up. The warehouse where Blue was had a lot of windows, but whether or not they’d have someone on the lookout was another question.
Mack echoed that thought. “What kind of scabby eejit hides out in a warehouse wit’ that many windows in a ‘urricane?”
“The kind with no criminal history and lots of debt owed a loan shark,” Liam said, whipping wet locks of red hair out his face like he was in some shampoo commercial. Liam was their computer guy, and he’d spent the drive out here brushing up on Jonah and his crew’s backgrounds. They were in it deep with some ruthless men. Deep enough to become desperate—though the lowlife had his security blanket, had almost married her.
As soon as Gray had made the call, Wolfe, Mack, and Liam came running and armed. Aaron and Ryker no doubt would have come as well, but they’d left them out of this. Both those men were married now, and their priorities were their women and families. Sean respected that. They all did. Though they’d get an earful from both guys that they’d missed all the fun.
Sean’d met Jonah and after hearing what Liam had discovered about him and his crew of thrill seekers, he doubted very much the YouTube stars stood a chance against a highly-trained team of Navy SEALs. Critical thinkers and strategists they were not. He wasn’t worried about what was coming. He was steaming mad.
The guys grabbed their gear and ran around the back of the building until they found the fire escape, then taking their time, they each made their way slowly up the ladder so as not to slip in the wind and rain. Skylights covered the roof, and at the far side, an emergency exit sign lit up the night with its green light.
The men gathered around the door, and Sean looked to Mack and Gray, the team leaders.
“This is all you, chum,” Mack said. “This is your lassie. You give the orders.”
Sean looked at Gray who gave a succinct nod, then Sean gave them the hand signal to enter go inside, an underhanded scoop from back to front with his hand.
“Let’s get her.” Knox gave a blinding smile and jumped up and down in place a couple of times.
Wolfe picked the lock on the door, and opened it—the group started in, but Mack blocked them with an arm.
“Let’s keep the body count to a minimum,” Mack said. “We’re gonna ‘ave enough explainin’ to do as it is.”
Sean nodded and pointed to the doors with two fingers, and the guys fell silent as they opened the doors.