“NO. IF SHE GOES, I go.”
Tank’s voice came from behind me, but I felt it rumbling through my skin. When had he pulled me back against his body? The warmth felt good, and yet....
I stepped sideways so I could look up at him. “Tank. This is important.”
His hand landed on my hip. As if creating empty air space between us was inconceivable. “I agree. This is important.”
“We don’t have time for hormones,” Lupe interrupted. “The node’s location is unidentified. Butch called to say it had moved, but now I don’t know if that was Marina or Butch on the phone.”
Ryder erupted into a cascade of cursing that brought the faintest smile to my lips. Then I frowned as something occurred to me. Butch’s knowledge of the node. Lupe’s use of his full name in an attempt to freeze Marina. His unwillingness
