Free Delta Recon (SEAL Team Phantom Series, Book 2) by Elle Boon Page B

seeing her rigid posture as she was held by Tay’s grip on her upper bicep, and his uncompromising glare gave her pause. The woman turned to stare at her over her shoulder, the anger that burned in the blue eyes stunned Jaqui.
    “Looks like I missed some action.” She gave the woman a glare of her own.
    “This traitor tried to inject something into your IV while you and I were sleeping. Luckily, I’m a light sleeper.” Tay gave the woman a little shake.
    The guard stood with a look of despair. “I apologize for leaving my post. What do you want me to do with her?” He nodded at the nurse named Heather.
    Tay looked around the room, then his eyes landed on the soldier. “What do you have to hold a prisoner? Cuffs, zip ties, anything like that?”
    The guard nodded his head, then fished in his pocket for the zip ties. Heather tried to jerk free. “If you’d like I can render you unconscious.” Tay said loud enough for them all to hear.
    “Make sure you don’t do like last time, hun. We want her to be able to talk again, not be a slobbering fool for the rest of her natural life,” Jaqui said with false sweetness.
    Heather’s posture changed, her head whipped toward Jaqui’s. “What? I thought you guys were the honorable ones?”
    Jaqui stretched her hand toward the water cup, then pulled it back, a question in her eyes. “That’s only true in the case of the good and worthy. You, my dear, are none of the above.”
    “I’ll get you a new glass. Don’t drink or touch anything she may have contaminated.” Tay finished tying the woman up.
    Tay’s phone buzzed.
    Jaqui sat, her body tense while she waited for Kai’s answers. “Thank you. Yeah, I’d say our location is compromised.” They spoke a few more minutes, while Heather sat in a chair with the guard behind her.
    “Commander Lee is sending someone to take out the trash, and we are moving you to a secure location. You obviously know your story didn’t check out. Good try though, it would have passed most checks, but Kai has my computer with him.”
    She’d wondered why he hadn’t brought it with him. The man, like herself was hardly ever without their links to the internet. Right now she was too tired to think clearly long enough. Give her another day, and she would need her connection.
    “It does not matter. When I don’t check in, Jose will know you are not dead, and will move on to his next plan. You should have let me kill her. Now, you and your friends will all suffer,” Heather’s natural Spanish accent broke free.
    Tay tsked, then looked at the guard. “I need you to go to the vending machine and get Jaqui a bottle of water. Don’t open it and make it fast.”
    The guy stood straight, saluted and rushed from the room.
    “You realize Medellin doesn’t allow those who fail him to live, don’t you?” Tay asked, his voice dropping low.
    Heather turned her head toward the window, but Jaqui knew the other woman was aware Tay spoke the truth.
    The door opened at the same time as Tay’s phone rang. “Watch her, and don’t let her up.” He pointed at Heather, and walked closer to the door.
    “You should have died in Columbia. Now, I will pay for your stupidity,” Heather spat.
    “What a dumb bitch you are. What do you get out of this?” Jaqui waved her hand around the room. “Other than killing me, do you know what Medellin does? He sells drugs and people. I’m not wasting another breath on the likes of you.” She sat back with a weary sigh.
    Tay strolled back over. “Your escort is on their way up.”
    “I’ll get a phone call, right?” Fear finally registered.
    “This isn’t like the movies,” Tay drawled.
    With the bottle of water in his hand, Tay came to stand next to her, opening it plopping a new straw inside. “Sorry, I got distracted.”
    Instead of answering, she wrapped her lips around the end and drank. Lord, she was thirsty enough she felt like she could drink the entire bottle. Looking up, she met the amused