Page 58 of Storm Warning

The CIA was good at keeping tabs on those who posed a threat to its operatives. There had been no rumblings of interest in her thus far. No hint that something bad was brewing. “I don’t think this is coming from my CIA days.”

Maddox’s eyebrows rose. “If not the CIA, that leaves Fortress or further back in your past.”

She flinched. “I didn’t say the problem was Fortress.”

“Doesn’t matter. It is a possibility, and that’s why the tech geeks are scouring our systems as we speak. You need to think about your past. Is there anyone who has a reason to come after you?”

Riley stilled. Her mind automatically went to Miles Thomas. No. He couldn’t be the one who was coming after her. Or could he?

Made little sense. How would Thomas find out who she worked for and where she would be during the mission to free Christopher? He wouldn’t have the connections to be a serious threat to Riley.

But what if he was? A ball of ice formed in her stomach. If Thomas could find her, he could find Angie. Riley hadn’t tried to find the older woman because she figured Angie wanted privacy or she would have contacted her. That may have to change. She might have no choice but to find the woman who had become a second mom to her when she lived in Homestead.

Maddox’s eyes narrowed. “You’ve thought of someone. Who?”

She glanced at Andre, who nodded. Riley turned back to her boss, whose eagle-eyed stare clarified she wouldn’t be able to avoid the question. No choice, she realized. This wasn’t the time to protect herself from embarrassment or judgment by her teammates. They either accepted her as she was or they didn’t. The only opinion that truly mattered to her was Andre’s. “Miles Thomas.”

The boss stared at her. “I should have thought of him before now.”

Elias frowned. “Who is Miles Thomas and why haven’t we heard of him?”

“I didn’t want to talk about him.”

The former cop tensed. “He hurt you.”

“He tried to hurt me.”

“What happened?”

Riley gave him the short version and ended with, “Thomas’ wife and teenage son stopped him before he got farther than jerking the covers off my bed. He had his hand inside my pajama top when his family ran into the room and pulled him off of me. Even though his attack didn’t get far, I lived in fear for years that he would find me and finish what he started. I don’t know why I was so terrified of him. Thomas was in prison while I lived in a homeless camp and then attended college. I never saw him again.”

“Is he still in prison?”

“I don’t know.”

Andre grimaced. “He’s not. Thomas was released two weeks ago.”

“Find him,” Maddox said.

“Planned on it, sir.”

“The resources of Fortress are at your disposal, Andre.”

“Thanks. How is Christopher?”

The boss chuckled. “He’s having the time of his life with my daughter and Rex. Chris hasn’t asked when he’s going home. That’s telling. Rowan told me she wanted to keep him as long as possible. I’d like to make that happen for her.”

So did she. The not-so-subtle hint was a good sign that she needed to get back to the search. Riley wrinkled her nose. Sure. She’d get right on that as soon as she tracked down the person targeting her and the one who was after Andre. Too bad days weren’t six hours longer. She needed more time to work on her computer.

Maddox headed for the door. “Keep me updated. Report every four hours. If anything happens, I want to know about it yesterday.”

“Copy that, sir.” Andre turned to Riley. “Nice job with our buddy Joe.”

“I learned little from him.”

“He knew little,” Elias said. “We learned he’s a contract killer and, like most of them, he didn’t know who his employer was.”

“How does that help?”