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Jordan had been in the shower, but he’d heard the water stop running about tenphone calls ever since he’d had privacy, but knew that hisof opportunity would be ending soon Blue had texted hi he’d be at his place in the next half hour, but Vincent wasn’t sure how that was possible unless his friend had broken every traffic law in the book to get to Key West so fast

But he didn’t care about that now He cared about keeping Jordan safe and bringing Celia Olson out into the open He wasn’t even sure if his plan would work, if he’d even be able to get her to follow the tracker once he was in motion, but he had to try The woman’s violent actions spoke voluain Vincent was going to ht Or try his hardest

In addition to Blue he’d called in other men he trusted fro for favors like this, he’d do whatever it took to keep Jordan safe Now he just had to lay out his plan and hope she was okay with it Or at least okay enough that she didn’t try to pinch his nipple off again

She still hadn’t responded to his ad and he wasn’t sure he wanted her to just yet Hell, he wasn’t even sure why he’d told her at all He should have waited until after this whole mess was over, but he’d needed her to kno much she’d meant to him How much she still meant to him He loved her, plain and simple Part of him had never stopped The only time he ever felt coed Even when he was angry at her, being with her just felt right He didn’t want anyone else

His cell buzzed in his pocket, the alert letting hi What the hell? His sister understood the i away fro by He’d already subtly checked in with them and they were all still in Miami And no one else had the code

Tense, he withdrew his weapon from the back of his waistband and hurried fro room He eased back the thick drapes a fraction to see outside It was already dark, but he’d turned on the floodlights so that it illu the driveway

A dark SUV pulled into the driveway and e, the o but then 9/11 had happened and he’d joined the Marines as an officer instead Apparently everyone who’d known hi side by side with hih Blue had been a Marine he’d been attached to Vincent’s SEAL tea search and seizuretheafter Vincent had left the Navy and had only recently been hired at Red Stone While Vincent trusted him more than most men, he wanted to kno the fuck he’d known Vincent’s address or how he’d gotten the code for the gate He hadn’t told him either of those yet

When he heard one of the bedroom doors shut, he let the drape fall back into place as Jordan walked out frohetti strap top that showed off way too er to his lips and pointed for her to head back to the bedrooue, but then she nodded and did as he said As she left, he turned off the alarhts in the house then crept to the front door He kept his weapon loose at his side as he eased open the front door

Blue was on his phone arguing with someone as he shut the driver’s door When he saw Vincent, hetoo low for him to hear and slid his phone in his back pocket Dressed in similar attire as Vincent, Blue strode toward him, but Vincent shut the front door and stepped outside

He wasn’t letting the other man inside until he had some answers "How’d you know the code? And how’d you knohere this place is?"

Blue scrubbed a hand over his dark hair that he still wore e of eh Vincent as he looked at his friend, then the SUV, but he sheathed his weapon "You’re the one who picked her up earlier You’ve been in the city since I contacted you" He wasn’t asking

He nodded, his expression wary "I would have come sooner, but I couldn’t"

He tried to rein his temper in "You and Zoe?" Yeah, he couldn’t ask the rest of that question

"It’s not what you think She’s in trouble and needed my help She refused to ask you It’s why I’ on?" Shit, and he’d kicked her out of their fa away from him and Jordan "And why didn’t she co in thewith you and your family Zoe needed help, and I think she was too embarrassed to ask you That’s all I can tell you She’ll probably rip offthatto you"

"She gave you the code?"

Blue nodded