“Thank you.” Magnus accepted the tweezers and used them to remove the thin silver frame he’d been poking at earlier. He did it so quickly Allie didn’t get a chance to protest, but she was scowling as he set it on the table and then used the tweezers to gently pluck out the picture.

Her frown died at once, replaced with confusion as she noted the small black circle inside. It was smaller than a quarter, and not much thicker than one. “What is that?”

“A tracker,” Tybo said grimly.

“It is how they kept finding you,” Magnus added as he now used the tweezers to remove it from the locket and set it on the table.

“But how did it get in there?” Allie asked with dismay, staring at the little black disc, and then she glanced to Decker with surprise when he snatched up the disc and moved over to Dani.

“What are you doing? Just break it,” Teddy demanded. “Put it on the ground and stomp on it, or flush it down the toilet or something.”

“That may not be a good idea,” Magnus pointed out. “We might be able to use it to lure Abaddon into a trap.”

“That’s true,” Tricia said with a frown. “But we can’t keep it in the house. What if it’s still sending the signal? It will lead Abaddon and the others straight here. You can’t put the children in jeopardy that way.”

Allie couldn’t agree more, but her attention was on Dani and Decker as the pair whispered back and forth. They only spoke briefly before Decker nodded and announced, “We’ll take it with us and drive back to Toronto.”

“What?” Elvi asked with concern. “But they’ll follow you.”

Decker nodded. “That’s the idea. Dani has to get back and we were planning to head home in the morning anyway. But if we leave tonight, we can take the tracker with us and lead Abaddon and the others away from here. It will keep the children safe,” he pointed out, and then he added, “And we might be able to lead them into a trap if Lucian can set one up before we hit Toronto.”

“I’m sure he can,” Tybo said, pulling out his phone and heading for the entry. “I’ll call him now and tell him what’s happening.”

Allie watched him go and then turned her concerned gaze back as Elvi asked, “But what if they run you off the road or something before you reach Toronto and this trap?”

“They aren’t likely to do that. We have the necklace. They’ll think Liam and Allie are in the vehicle.”

“I hate to say this,” Teddy began in a grim voice. “But if you’re going . . .”

“Go quickly?” Decker suggested with amusement when Teddy hesitated to say it after all.

The police chief nodded apologetically. “The longer you stay, the more chance there is that they’ll find, surround, and attack the house before you can lead them away.”