“I’d risk myself,” Pippa said quietly, her mahogany hair settling softly over her shoulders. Everything about Pippa was soft and kind, but there was a thread of steel in her. “For you, the same as you would for me.”

Wolfe kept his focus on Malcolm.

“I’m already working on security.” Mal slid his arm over Pippa’s shoulders. “We have Millie planting sensors and cameras around our property, and since your house and ours are located at the end of a cul-de-sac, we’re trying to figure out if we can privatize that area and put up a gate.”

“A gate?” Wolfe snapped. “You think a gate on the road will stop Rock?”

“Along with the sensors and cameras everywhere else,” Mal said mildly.

Raider nodded. “I’ve looked into buying the three parcels on the other side of the cul-de-sac, so we own it all. Made an offer earlier this morning.”

Nari angled to the side. “I’d like to buy one of those, if the price is right.”

“It will be,” Raider said.

Brigid took Raider’s hand. “I’m still doing a deep dive on Albert Nelson, and his aliases, in addition to one on Frank Spanek. I’ve found connections and locations for you to follow up on. If we can find Spanek, he should be able to lead us to Theresa Rhodes, and from her to Gary Rockcliff.”

Serena leaned forward, mascara on one of her eyes. Had she forgotten the other one? “I’ve decoded all of the pages, and I can give you everything Candy Folks had found for her story. She did a great job of tying everyone together. Theresa Rhodes used her companies to channel drugs. Nelson and his partner Spanek handled distribution for her. There’s a note on a big shipment coming, but that’s all Candy had dug up.”

“Probably Gary Rockcliff’s.” Mal nodded. “My contacts should get back to us tomorrow about the heroin. Raider, Force, and Jethro have reached out to their contacts in the DEA, MI6, and CIA. Among the three of us, we should be able to locate the heroin, since it was such a big shipment. Hopefully.”

Nari set her cup down. “If you want to really hit Gary Rockcliff, take the drugs. That’ll expedite everything.”

Wolfe looked around the room.

Dana caught the second he realized he wasn’t alone and that the group would never let that happen. His shoulders relaxed and his breath exhaled slowly.

“Well. I, ah—” Wolfe stumbled for words.

“Ditto,” Force said, reaching for a pad of paper. “Now. Let’s get to work.”

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Three