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She threw her hands in the air “Well, come on, that was out of order”

Striker cleared his throat, drawing their attention back to his to discuss, but we’ll be talking about you breaking team trust when this is over”

Apparently, that was the wrong thing to say in front of Keiko, too, because she shot to her feet, put her hands on her hips, and faced off against his team leader “No, you won’t Not unless you want to talk about the trust issues you’ve stea to kidnap my parents Then we can er and you put Mace in a position where he had to lie about it”

There was a long silence before Striker focused on Mace “You told her about her parents?”

“She’s got enough to worry about without adding fear for their lives into the mix”

The teae of his nose “That’s not the point”

“No,” Mace said “The point is we need to know if you can help us get out of here Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but this isn’t Club Med”

Striker’s shoulders relaxed, and he inclined his head at Mace “You’re right What’s your current situation?”

Hooking a finger into the back of Keiko’s shorts, Mace tugged her back to her seat She still glared at Striker, but at least she wasn’t facing off against hie of awe he felt that she’d taken on his tea else

“The terrorists are pulling out the stops looking for Keiko My guess is they want to make an example out of her We’ve had to deal with a few of thelanced at Keiko and watched her face turn blank, showing she kneas co the scientists”

Striker and Friday’s faces both softened as they looked at Keiko

“We’re sorry about your friend, chère,” Striker said

Keiko nodded and reached for her water bottle

Mace guided the conversation away from her “What’s the situation on your end?”

“It ain’t good” Striker’s tone was subdued, in deference for Keiko’s loss “Enforce, and the Mercer twins have arrived”