Page 104 of Storm Warning

“Why does it matter? They don’t have anyone in their clutches.”

“It’s a matter of time. Our greatest strength is the women. The Storm does not know what these women can do. They’ll look for a way to get the women alone. That will give them an opportunity to capture them. From there, the Storm will use the women as leverage to force us to turn ourselves over to them.”

Andre cringed. “They’ve been studying us for a while if that’s their game plan.”

Elias’ eyebrows rose. “Oh, yeah?”

Really? Elias knew how he felt about Riley. He would protect her until his last breath. If that meant turning himself over to Obsidian Storm to keep her alive at the cost of his own, he’d do it in a heartbeat. “Are you telling us you wouldn’t do anything necessary to save Iona? If you are, I’m calling you a liar.”

The woman in question glared at the members of Echo. “Iona can take care of herself.”

“Iona is the bait for Elias.” Andre ignored her outburst. “Regardless of whether he acknowledges it, he’ll protect her with everything he has.”

“They’ll have to go through me.” Elias’ voice was low, his gaze locked on Iona. Even though her cheeks flushed, she didn’tlook away from him. “And I’ll take a good number of them with me if I die.”

Andre fought a smile. Looked as though he and Riley were correct. Something was indeed brewing between Elias and Iona. Brent would cringe when he found out two more of his operatives were pairing up.

Elias turned to Seth. “What’s the plan? Do we vote on how to deal with Obsidian Storm? I know how I’ll vote.”

“This is not a democracy.”

He rolled his eyes. “So, what have you decided we should do, Oh Great Wise One?”

“What we all know must be done. We can’t charge the enemy without preparation.”

Grant studied him for a moment. “If we’re going after Obsidian Storm, we’ll need help. They’re in the Chihuahua Province, where Fortress has no friends.”

Noah gave a slight nod. “He’s right. Going after them alone is foolish. If we’re correct and they’ve rebuilt the terrorist cell, they’ll have us outnumbered.”

Elias snorted. “I don’t mind bucking the odds, but I’m not a fan of walking into a sure death. I don’t plan to attend my funeral soon.”

“We prepare as we always have,” Seth said. “We don’t skip steps because we’re eager to wipe this terrorist cell off the map and protect the ones we love. That means we need Riley’s information.” He turned toward Riley. “Do you know the names of the operatives assigned to Obsidian Storm with you?”

“Only Angie.”

“Can you find out their names?”

“Give me a few minutes.”

“We want to help, Riley, but you have to give us a direction.”

“I’ve done more than that. I put together files on a few key players in the operation.”

Noah’s brows rose. “Did you include Garcia and Mendoza?”

“Yes.”

“Their families, too?”

Riley blinked. “No.”

Iona pointed a finger at her. “We need information about the families before you do anything else.”

“Yes, ma’am. I sent the files to your Fortress email addresses. Seth and Iona can divide them up while I send you the family information and search for the rest of the key players.”

Rayne studied the paper-covered walls. “Will we need more sheets of paper on the walls?”

She nodded.