“Then you aren’t just a fuck buddy. He wouldn’t have brought you here if you weren’t special.”
The woman answered. “I’m here to help with the op. He couldn’t come without me. We are working for someone named Shawn. Griffin said it was okay to mention it.”
Lizzy’s face drained of color.
* * *
Liam
We gathered outside, the five of us. Grant, Connor, Kalen, Griffin, and I stood looking out into the quiet views of the ocean.
“I knew you were caught,” I teased Griffin. “I saw how you looked at her.”
“She works for me,” he said, and I smirked. “She does and I need her here to help with an op.”
I didn’t believe that to be true. Griffin had a team and the rest of them weren’t here. He could work remotely and we both knew it. I’d been one of his employees for a time.
“You’re into her,” I said, and Griffin ignored me.
Connor cut in. “What’s the status?” What struck me was his haunted eyes.
“He’s close,” Griffin said.
“I should be there. He’s done enough.” Connor looked like he was ready for a fight.
Because I didn’t get to talk to them often, I wasn’t up to speed with everything going on.
“Who’s done what?” I asked.
Griffin didn’t answer. He watched Connor who turned shadowed eyes on me. “He’s doing what I couldn’t. Not because I couldn’t, but I wouldn’t. The things he had to do to get close to him, I could have done before Lizzy, but not after, especially now that I have a son.” He shook his head and I looked to Griffin for clarification on Connor’s cryptic answer.
“Matt’s taken one for the team to get a man that needs to be put down. That man trafficks in the human trade,” Griffin said, and he didn’t need to elaborate.
I cursed, wondering how Connor was involved, but I asked, “Does this have to do with David’s missing sister?”
Griffin nodded. “Finding her and getting her out were the primary goals. The last is to eliminate the head.”
“I want to be there,” Connor groused.
Griffin nodded. “We’ll make it happen. Operation Rook to Ruin is on.”
“Rook?” I asked.
“Yes, the tower of the kingdom. The one with a view to victory. Matt’s life is in our hands. Every moment counts. He’ll call when he’s in play.”