Back Let Me Go
Chapters (54)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. Dedication
  5. Chapter 1
  6. Chapter 2
  7. Chapter 3
  8. Chapter 4
  9. Chapter 5
  10. Chapter 6
  11. Chapter 7
  12. Chapter 8
  13. Chapter 9
  14. Chapter 10
  15. Chapter 11
  16. Chapter 12
  17. Chapter 13
  18. Chapter 14
  19. Chapter 15
  20. Chapter 16
  21. Chapter 17
  22. Chapter 18
  23. Chapter 19
  24. Chapter 20
  25. Chapter 21
  26. Chapter 22
  27. Chapter 23
  28. Chapter 24
  29. Chapter 25
  30. Chapter 26
  31. Chapter 27
  32. Chapter 28
  33. Chapter 29
  34. Chapter 30
  35. Chapter 31
  36. Chapter 32
  37. Chapter 33
  38. Chapter 34
  39. Chapter 35
  40. Chapter 36
  41. Chapter 37
  42. Chapter 38
  43. Chapter 39
  44. Chapter 40
  45. Chapter 41
  46. Chapter 42
  47. Chapter 43
  48. Chapter 44
  49. Chapter 45
  50. Chapter 46
  51. Chapter 47
  52. Acknowledgments
  53. Also by Chelsea Cain
  54. About the Author

“Me, too,” Susan said from the counter with her mouth full.

Only Ngyun was left. He was still on the stool by the kitchen bar, bent over Susan’s laptop. Archie could hear the sounds of his fingers on the keyboard.

“Ngyun?” Henry said loudly.

Ngyun looked up from Susan’s laptop, startled. “Sorry,” he said. “I wasn’t listening.”

Henry smiled and scratched at the corner of his mouth. “Archie’s personal life stays in this room,” he said.

“Yeah, sure, whatever,” Ngyun said, eyes returning to the keyboard.

Archie didn’t know what to say. He heard the sound of an incoming text and saw Henry go for his pocket. Archie was still composing a speech a moment later when Henry stood up quickly. He held his phone out, showing an incoming text.

“The warrants just got signed,” Henry announced, grinning. “We’ve got teams mobilized around the island.”

“I’m going to pee,” Claire said, darting for the bathroom.

The island? They were going to storm the island?

“She’s not still on the fucking island,” Archie groaned.

But they were all standing, checking their phones, putting on their jackets.

Archie started to get up but Sanchez leaned forward and put a hand on his arm. “You’re staying here,” Sanchez said. “The first thing I did after watching your little sex tape was to station a unit downstairs, one in front of your family’s building, and one at Ms. Ward’s house.”

Archie could tell by his demeanor that there was no arguing. Sanchez was running the show.

“Where’s your weapon?” Sanchez asked.

“Desk drawer,” Archie said.

Sanchez walked to Archie’s desk, opened the drawer, and withdrew the gun. He checked the magazine for bullets and then walked it back and laid it on the coffee table in front of Archie.

Ngyun appeared next to Sanchez, carrying Susan’s open laptop. Stickers and decals plastered the back of the screen. HELLO KITTY. MARY’S CLUB. FOOD FIGHT. PEACE, LOVE, AND CUPCAKES. The ubiquitous outline of the state of Oregon with a green heart at its center.

“I’m going to need to keep this overnight,” Ngyun said to Sanchez. “There’s malware on it, all right, a RAP. That’s a remote administration tool. They can embed these Trojan horses in all sorts of things. It was probably attached to something Susan downloaded, a game, maybe.”

“I told you I haven’t downloaded anything weird from the Internet,” Susan called from the kitchen.

“You also haven’t updated your operating system in four years,” Ngyun called back. He looked down at Archie. “I should check all your computers,” he added. “I can start with your laptop tonight.”