Chapter 136

“Thank fuck.” Walker pressed the phone to his ear again. “I’m going to give you to another guy. He’s one of us, so he’ll help keep you safe.” He slid the device into the new guy’s palm.

“Find out where she is,” Zy murmured.

Kane raised the phone with a nod. “Bueno?”

Zy held his breath as the former small-town sheriff exchanged rapid-fire Spanish with the woman. He glanced across the room to see Tessa organizing her desk with a gusto that told him she needed something to do or she would go crazy. If she was this upset about her friend’s abduction, he couldn’t imagine what all the Edgington men were going through, not to mention the rest of her family.

That gave Zy an idea—one he’d put into motion as soon as Kane finished talking to Laila.

He and the other operators watched, waiting impatiently until the new guy finally ended the call.

“Well?” Zy prompted.

“Laila escaped—with one of her assailants’ phones. She’s got Valeria’s son with her. The