Page 116 of Jase

“Don’t you fucking Mr. Lockhart me, Warez.” Rush stepped closer. “Why is the Director refusing to hear anything about this piece of shit? Is he afraid or is he paid off? I’m not stupid. I know how this shit works.”

Gaige raised his hand to try and calm Rush. “Let’s focus on one thing at a time. According to the footage we uncovered from following the GPS on the watch, he’s at the warehouse. We’ve had no calls. No demands for ransom. When they drug him in there, he was alive. The team should already be heading that way. Let’s see what we uncover once they’re in. Until then, arguing will get us nowhere. Accusations sure as hell won’t. Warez is right, though, we need proof, and that’s what the hell we’re going to do right now.”

“I’ll get it for you, but I want Rush on his way to Rian. He doesn’t need to be here for that.”

Rush handed me the laptop, waiting. I couldn’t stand the thought of staying behind, but I also knew my revenge wasn’t in that warehouse. From the mugshot Gaige showed me of Vitor, he wasn’t any of the men who took Rian inside. Maybe he was already there, or maybe he was on his way. I was about to find out.

“I can take him. Warez can stay behind with you and help with the evidence.

“Sounds good to me.” I sat down, opening my computer. At my phone digging into my hip, I shifted, pulling it from my pocket to lay on the table. The blank screen had me hitting the button.

“What the hell?”

Gaige and Rush paused at the door. Again, I pushed the button. Nothing appeared.

“Is your phone dead?”

I glanced at Rush, but it was Warez who started talking.

“That’s what I was saying. I’ve been trying to get ahold of you for a good two hours. I’d call and it would go to voicemail.”

“I was up all night. I’ve been working. I didn’t think to put it on the charger. Shit. Rush, let me see your phone.”

He pulled his from his pocket, handing it over. I immediately dialed Kody’s number. It went straight to voicemail. My fingers were already going to work as I broke into the FBI’s Wi-Fi to get into my system.

Nothing.

“What the fuck. No, no. This isn’t right.”

“What is it?” Rush got closer, and so did the agents.

“My system is down. I can’t get in.”

“Impossible.” Rush took his phone from me, dialing, and bringing it to his ear. As I worked to get into the building’s security, he paced. “Tiffany’s not answering either. She’s always glued to her phone. Something’s not right. We have to get back.”

“Rush, call Dominguez. Warez—”

“Already on it.”

Warez threw open the door, running from the room as I forced my fingers through my hair. This wasn’t happening. Itcouldn’tbe happening. I’d spent my life perfecting the security to my place. Even if they did manage to take out the system, they couldn’t get in. There was no way.

“Come on, come on.”

“Voicemail. Dominguez isn’t answering.”

Time slowed as I felt my heart drop to my stomach. I didn’t even bother waiting for the connection into my building. I was standing. Sprinting. Having Rian taken was a knife in the heart. The thought of Kody being taken by them again as well…theyhadmy heart. I didn’t exist without her. I hadn’t before she’d come into my life, and I didn’t want to if she was gone from it.

“Jase, Rush, wait!” Agent Sullivan’s voice echoed in the hall not far behind us. Had it not been for the elevator, I wouldn’t have stopped at all.

“Where’s the stairs?Where’s the fucking stairs?”

“Jase, wait.”

“I’m going home, Agent.”

“I know. I’m going too…or…” He stopped as I pressed the button for the elevator. Still, I continued to scan for a sign to stairs. “Wait. What’s this? Isn’t that the building you mentioned living in, earlier?

“What?”