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Gabe re since they’d left the airport In some ways, Bradley wished his future brother-in-laould just haul off and bless him out

The clickety-click of a text lanced over his shoulder “Who was it?”

“It was an outgoing only,” Gabe replied, his voice deathly cale to Heather’s phone”

“You know she won’t receive it” Ryan pointed out the obvious He adjusted the rearview mirror in an apparent effort to watch Gabe then

“It wasn’t for her” Gabe blew out a clearly tortured breath “I offered to trade myself for Heather and explained that many of you would do the same”

“At least you didn’t threaten hi it wasn’t the tis Until they knew precisely what the women’s captor wanted they didn’t need to rattle him

“Did I say that? No” Gabe grunted “Daht I threatened him I told him those women are loved They have families and responsibilities And I told him if one hair on one of their pretty little heads is so much as brushed out of place, he will answer to me and a small army behind me”

“Super,” Ryan said tightly, gripping the steering wheel with both hands and glaring straight ahead

“Next time, if you don’t e out” Bradley couldn’t i worse unless one of them made the situation more difficult for their women

“Actually, I do mind, Bradley,” Gabe said “And while I’m at it, I’ll throw this out there I never supported the nonsense of sending the woht idea whichwith hiuys have a notion like this, leave Heather out of it”

Bradley grimaced “Let’s hope there is a next time”

The droning sound of a busy expressas driving Allister ”

“I agree,” Draegan said “But what else can we do?”

Markie appeared between theaze continually darted from one car to another “Maybe we could—” He stopped abruptly and pointed up at a billboard “There Look”

“What are you talking about?” Draegan asked, looking up