CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
With no field office or motel room to go to, Mackenzie settled for the motel parking lot, sure she’d end up getting a room there for the night anyway. She took her laptop out of its case, powered it up, and then called Ellington, requesting a FaceTime call. Tension and mixed emotions be damned, the case had to come first. And finally, it seemed to be moving along with rocket speed.
Ellington answered, his voice sounding hopeful and a bit tired. She could also see a bit of fatigue in his eyes but it was also unmistakable that he was happy to see her face. “Hey,” he said. “To start this conversation off, I’d just like to let you know how f****d up it was that you waited for me to leave the room and then went off on your own crusade. Can we agree to that?”
“Yes,” she sai
