Free Nico's Heart (RARE Book 1) by Dawn Sullivan

whispered.  “I wish I could stay here and make love to you the rest of the day.”
    She smiled softly at him as she reached up and her fingers through his short dark hair.  “Me too, but your team needs you.  I will be here waiting for you when you come home.” 
    Nico kissed her one more time and then got up and went into the bathroom to wash up quickly.  When he came out of the bathroom, Jenna was waiting for him.  She reached up and placed a chain around his neck.  At the end of it was a small medallion that had a carving of two wolves with two small wolf pups in the background.  “This was my father’s,” Jenna told him.  “When I was younger, he told me that one day I was to give this to my own mate for good luck.  I want you to take it with you now.  I will pray that it helps bring you back to me.” 
    Nico pulled her close and nuzzled his chin on her head.  Then he got dressed and they moved downstairs.  He kissed her one last time and walked out the door to his waiting team.  When they loaded up in the SUV to leave, he glanced back one last time at his mate and smiled, saluting her with a cocky grin as they drove off.  She laughed and saluted back.

Chapter 24
     
    The team stopped at their homes and geared up before heading to the airport.  Bran was going crazy waiting, but the team had to be prepared for anything.  They never went on a mission without an overload in gear.  Never.  If you did not plan and prepare, then mistakes were made.  Mistakes meant death, and Angel refused to allow anything to happen to her team.
    They were at the airport and in the air flying to a little airstrip that didn’t even show up on a map within an hour.  They went over the plan again and again on the way there.  They needed it to be flawless if they were to get into Mexico and get back out with everyone without any casualties. 
    Angel would try to connect with Flame once they got to the market area.  She had connected with her just briefly in the vision, so she thought she would be able to do it again.  Once they figured out what warehouse the women and children were being held in, they would fan out around the building and do some quick recon.  Trace and Rikki would find places to hold up in with their sniper rifles. 
    The team would come in from different areas if possible and spread out until they found out what part of the building everyone was being held in.
    Bran’s main focus was to be on his mate.  He would not be able to talk to the rest of the team telepathically, but thanks to Jaxson, they all sported some techy communication devices to fix that problem.
    Jaxson was to try and find any computers that might have useful data on them regarding whatever the breeding program was and download it.
    The rest of the team was to focus on kicking ass and taking names, and on getting everyone else out of that building before it blew.  Because it would blow.  Phoenix would make sure of that.  To take down the monster, they would destroy every tentacle of his they could find.  He wouldn’t be able to hide indefinitely.  They would find him.  Then he would die.

Chapter 25
     
    Once again, darkness was their friend. The team swarmed silently through the market area keeping in the shadows.  The nightlife in Tijuana was going stron g, and Angel and her team did not want to be spotted.  They wanted to get in and out without drawing attention to themselves.
    It was a huge risk taking Bran in with them this time, but he was following Angel’s instructions, so sh e was letting it slide.  And they needed him if Flame was going to make it home alive.
    Angel crept behind a building, becoming one with the shadows surrounding it.  She stopped beside it and spoke very softly, “I’m going to try and connect with Flame now.”  Nico came up beside her to guard her and keep her safe.  Bran was on the other side.  Normally it would have been Phoenix, but if Chase trusted Bran enough to make him his