Becky’s POV As we got ready for the confrontation, the sun was beginning to rise, throwing a faint light over the city. Maps and documents we had acquired crowded the safe house, and there was almost physical strain in the air. While I tried to calm myself, Paul and Derek concentrated on finishing our strategy. Paul answered, his voice steady: "This is it." Lucas would be at the docks, and we roughly knew where he would strike. If we want to stop him, we must act quickly. I nodded while my heart thumped. "What is the strategy?" Derek, who had been very silent, spoke up. “Lucas intends to sell the highest bidder highly sophisticated equipment used in his operation. We must intercept it before it leaves the city. Becky, we also know he has surprises for you. Something personal.” Paul's

