PLANS HAD ALREADY BEEN made by the time I sauntered my arse down to the others. Ethan would take the call, get the address for the meet and head out, and after giving him a big enough head start to avoid suspicion, those Nate selected would slip off in pursuit, while Jem sat at home, manned the tracking info, and let them know exactly where to go.
Simple.
I left the living room, where everyone looked about ready to twang from the tension, and ducked into the kitchen, where only Beth busied herself making drinks and cleaning stuff that was already clean.
“You okay, flower?” she asked, pausing in brushing imaginary crumbs from the countertop.
I nodded, tried on a smile. Must have been convincing, because she went right back to her task.
Leaning against the doorframe, I tucked my hands i
