He pressed the accelerator, starting slow and picking up speed. Eyes glued to the screen, he raced across Fait Avenue, immediately slowing when he’d crossed to the other side safely.

“Tell me when to stop,” said Rudd.

He proceeded at a manageable speed until Jolene squeezed his knee. “A few more seconds.”

Rudd counted to three and slowed to a crawl, turning his head to check the street addresses. Seven thirty-one. Seven twenty-nine. He tapped the brakes, bringing them to a stop directly in front of the target address.

“Jesus, Logan!” yelled Jolene, as Walsh’s SUV screeched to a halt just inches from Rudd’s front bumper.

So much for the element of surprise.

CHAPTER 28

CHAPTER 28

Car tires screeched outside, turning all their heads.

“We have to go—right fucking now,” said Berg, taking off for the back of the town house.

Devin put his hand on Marnie’s wrist and lowered the gun. “I’ll explain everything later. Right now, we need to do what Karl says.”

Marnie fumed for a moment before bolting through the town house, with Devin in close pursuit. Once out the back door, he spotted a black SUV parked in the alley just beyond a low concrete wall. A man he’d never seen before whisper-yelled obscenities at them through the front passenger window as they raced across the brick patio toward a black wrought iron gate.

“Hurry the fuck up!” he hissed as they piled through the gate and into the back row of the SUV.

The vehicle took off the moment Devin jumped inside, the door still wide open. He reached out to pull it shut, a plastic garbage bin clipping the end of the door and slamming it against his hand. Devin pulled the door shut with his other hand, groaning in pain.

The man in the passenger seat glanced over his shoulder. “What was the damn holdup? Half the Red Army is in front of the town house.”

“Just a little disagreement,” said Berg. “It wasn’t my best moment.”

“No worries. We’re still good to go,” he said before fully turning in his seat. “Devin. Marnie. I’m Rich, the de facto team leader. And this is Scott. I apologize for this sudden stunt, but we needed to get a handle on who’s been following both of you.”

Scott turned left out of the alley at Fait Avenue and picked up speed.

“I thought my Jeep was clean,” said Marnie. “And that nobody was following me.”

“That’s what I was told,” said Devin. “I would never have put you in any danger.”

Rich glanced down at the pistol in Marnie’s lap. “My guess is she can take care of herself.”

“You lied to me, Karl. For an entire day. How am I supposed to trust any of you?” asked Devin.