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“Agreed God, Maddox, I e could convince her to let you and I go to the compound first and she and Joel can come e know it’s safe”

“There’s no chance of that She’s in oing to rescue her cub Besides, it ht actually escalate the situation if you and I shoithout her”

“But what about Joel?” Zane asked “Surely we could get him to st

ay behind”

“There’s no way, bro I wouldn’t stay behind if you were in danger”

“Neither would I if it was the other way around And it’s evident how close Joel and Restin are It’s been them and Toni for their whole lives Quite the trio”

“Yes, they are Very impressive We just have to keep our eyes open and make sure that she, Joel, and Restin stay safe Maybe we’re just being overly cautious and this will go doithout any issues Hopefully we’ll know more after we talk to Joel”

In a low tone Zane said, “And ill have our equipment”

Maddox nodded and leaned back in his seat, wondering what kind of reaction Toni’s ex was going to have when they all showed up The man was a criminal He’d stolen Toni’s inheritance What else was he capable of? Maddox didn’t know for sure but he would ain

The captain’s voice came over the intercom “Cabin crew, please take your seats for takeoff”

The plane sped down the runway

He gripped the ar the sarin

“I know, but I can’t help it I’ in the cockpit, not back here where I have no control”

“Me, too I need to see what’s going on”

He and Zane finally relaxed when the plane leveled off at its cruising altitude