Password to Her Heart (The American Soldier Collection 9)

“Oh God, please stop.”

It was Montoya. He wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and held

her gaze.

“I believe you, Shawna. We sit and wait. He will come for you, and when he does, you both shall die together.” He jerked her head, releasing her hair and causing her head to snap back against her shoulders. She was shivering, felt the chills run through her blood and veins.

I’m going to die. They’re going to rape me and torture me. Where are you, Keith? Help me.

* * * *

“What did you find out about her?” Stitch asked Lee as Lee pulled up the files on the computer. Thanks to Tex and his ability to access motor vehicles and a search engine established for federal agents, they were able to locate Shawna.

“Tex is sending over a picture of her now and all her information,” Lee said.

Tiek walked closer as the screen downloaded and Shawna’s face filled the empty space.

Tiek whistled long and softly.

“She’s gorgeous,” Stitch whispered.

Lee swallowed hard. His phone rang. It was Tex, so he put him on speaker.

“Did you get everything?” he asked.

“Yes. I sent it to the printer. Stitch is getting the papers now,” Lee said as Stitch pulled the documents from the printer and looked them over.

“She’s only twenty-four years old.” He handed Lee some of the documents and the rest to Tiek.

“Yeah, I did a little digging, and it looks like she lives alone, works at a bar, and get this, some guy there, Mike, reported her missing yesterday. She never showed up for work. That was four days ago,” Tex told them.

“Fuck. Do you think she’s with Keith?” Lee asked.

“Don’t know, but I don’t like my gut feeling on this. What has Mercury come up with? Any chatter on the federal end?” Tex asked. Just then Mercury walked into the room.

“What’s going on?” he asked them as he entered carrying a package.

“We were finding out more about Keith’s sister. She was just reported missing,” Tiek told Mercury and handed him a picture of her.

Lee saw Mercury’s eyes light up and then go back to serious again. The man was hard as nails and never showed emotion, but Lee could tell that this situation was bothering him as much as it was bothering them.

“She’s gorgeous, isn’t she, Commander?” Stitch asked.

“Here, this came addressed to you. I just got off the phone with Commander Louis Smuthers. He was in charge of Keith. He believes that Keith is now working with a terrorist cell in Morocco. It’s out of our hands. So if the sister is with Keith, then their fate is set.”

Lee looked at the package. His heart was heavy and he just didn’t want to believe that Keith was capable of treason. He spoke with Tiek and Stitch this morning and they agreed that it didn’t sit right with them. Tex added his comments, too.

“Hey, where did you get this?” Lee asked as he pulled the contents from the package. There was a thumb drive, a key, and Keith’s handwriting.

“It’s from Keith,” he blurted out.

“What?” they all asked, including Tex, who remained on speakerphone.

“Look. He sent me this. There’s a phone number, too.” Lee looked at his brothers, his team.

“Call it,” Tiek stated.

“Wait, should we see what’s on the thumb drive first?” Stitch asked.