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Now, though, everyone was antsy They paced around the house and checked their phones No one stayed still for long, including , and I was far from immune

Finally, Forrest raised his hand for quiet, even though none of us were really talking, and answered his phone

“You’re on speaker,” he said

“Lovely,” Wilson said flatly “I’ve spoken with soly polite While he didn’t seem to be very receptive to the news that perhaps the assassination—his word, not mine—of their leader was an inside job, I do believe that I planted a seed of doubt in his very small brain”

“What does that mean?” I asked Mark He shook his head

“He has agreed to take the news to the rest of his terrorist group,” Wilson continued “Though, I don’t know if that will help the situation”

“So, we’re exactly where we started,” I said bluntly, looking around the room “Great”

“Not quite,” Wilson replied “Hello, Cecilia I hope you’re feeling better”

“I’m fine”

“Good We’re not exactly where we started Dialogue is iotiations”

“We don’t negotiate with terrorists,” Cam spat

“Correct,” Wilson replied “However, they do believe they’re negotiating with us, which works in our favor”

“Did you set up another time to make contact?” Mark asked

“Tomorrow,” Wilson replied “They prefer to call me”

“They probably shit their pants when he called,” Eli said to Lu “Bet he did that thing where he tells the he shouldn’t know about, but somehow does”

“And now they’re wondering how he found out,” Lu replied

“And checking their security and locking their doors,” Eli said

“I get results,” Wilson said, clearly annoyed

“Keep doin’ what you’re doin’,” Forrest told Wilson

“If I could estion?” Wilson said, the sentence posed as a question, but definitely not one “Leave for Oregon If I’ht, and I usually a Mr Warren in for athat he cannot refuse, in which case, he’ll be headed north in a matter of hours Dependent upon what they decide once they’ve spoken to hier probleoon squad”

“Will do,” Mark said, glancing at me “We’ll keep you posted”

“Do that,” Wilson replied before hanging up

My heart started to thuether was over