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The two men left by the back door. They returned minutes later with Ivan and Martina and Colton. All of them carried a duffel bag.
“What’s going on, sir?” Ivan asked Seth. “Ryan said we needed to pack only the essentials.”
“We can get you out of Haven if you go tonight.”
The guard frowned. “You’re leaving The Brotherhood?”
“Peters is taking us on a special assignment, one my men and I aren’t supposed to survive.”
Colton’s expression darkened. “But Violet and Teagan will?”
“Knowing what you do about Peters, what do you think is the answer to your question?”
Teagan said, “Ivan, think about Martina. Don’t stay where she’s at risk. This is your chance. Take it.”
Ivan looked back at Seth.
“Listen to her,” he murmured.
The guard turned to Ryan. “You’re going?”
“My mother didn’t raise a fool. I trust Seth and his team. Would you rather trust them or Peters and Richardson? They’re up to something, Ivan. You know they are. They act like this is their own little fiefdom, and they own all of us. Teagan’s right.If you won’t leave for yourself, do it for Martina. She deserves better than to be forced into Peters’ bed.”
Ivan wrapped his arms around his wife and looked at Seth. “When do we leave?”
In less than an hour, Ryan, Ivan, Martina, and Colton left Haven protected by Fortress operatives.
Once his team gathered in the living room, Seth said, “Get some rest.” He glanced at his tactical watch. “We won’t have long before Peters wakes us.”
Three hours later, someone pounded on the door.
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
SETH GLANCED AROUNDthe hotel room he’d been assigned with Teagan. Noah and Violet’s room shared a connecting door with Seth’s. Knight, Marsh, and Bowen were in a room on the other side of Noah’s. He frowned. Like ducks lined up in a shooting gallery. Comforting thought.
He turned to Teagan and signaled for her to scan the room for cameras and bugs. She found a camera pointed at the bed and two bugs, one in the bathroom and one under the edge of the nightstand. Seth crushed them all under his boot heel.
“Violet will scan their room,” Teagan said, “I’ll scan Knight’s room. I’m betting they have a camera and bugs, too.”
She returned five minutes later with a camera and two bugs, all squashed. After flushing the bugs, she came back to the bedroom where Noah and Violet had joined Seth. “Did you have bugs and a camera, too?”
Noah nodded. “Violet got rid of them. What’s next, Seth?”
“Food. I’m starving.”
“Please tell me we’re not planning to eat with Peters and Richardson.”
“Not a chance. The Dynamic Duo doesn’t want to be seen in public with their pet assassins.”
“More like their fall guys.” Noah shook his head. “I can’t believe we’re allowing ourselves to be set up.”
“No choice.” Violet sat on the bed beside him. “We still don’t know the names of the targets. Until we do, we’ll have to be oblivious to the targets on our own backs.”
Teagan pulled out her phone. “Food preference?”
“Steak and potatoes,” Seth said. “What options do we have in the big metropolis of Monroe, Virginia?”
She typed on her phone and scanned information on the screen. “You’re in luck. Monroe has two steak houses, and one is a few blocks from our hotel.”