CHAPTER FIVE

"They're prepping her for the surgery now. I'll make it look official and figure out a way to get the nurses out of the room. I've bribed the anesthesiologist, just like you said. He was more than willing to do what I asked. She'll lose one of her fallopian tubes and, of course, the child, but she'll be able to have other children. Once she's in a weakened state, you can take her and do as you wish. I just don't know why you need me to do this."

They could hear a voice on the other end of the line but couldn't understand what was being said. Standing inside the doctor's lounge, Hijad never even bothered to turn when they entered.

"Yes, I know it's not my place to question you. I promise she'll be in a weakened state and compliant with whatever you ask. I'll give you something that will make her tell you where everything you want is located. Yes, yes, I have it…" He stopped, turning to see the massive men in the doorway. "What are you doing in here? You can't be here. This is for doctors only."

"I'm afraid you're going to need to come with us," said Major. "It looks like you'll be needing a doctor."

Sebastian grabbed the cell phone, staring at the screen. It didn't list a number, just an unknown caller.

"Hello, this is the doctor's brute squad. He won't be able to help you any longer."

"Who is this?" said the altered voice.

"Oh, you don't want to know the answer to that. Just know that you won't get near Elena. Ever." The line went dead, and Sebastian stared at the phone, then pocketed it. "That was rude."

"Who are you?" asked Dr. Hijad.

"I'm the man that's going to kill you for attempting to abort my child," growled Major, moving toward him.

"Don't kill him here, brother. We want him to bleed out in a ditch somewhere," said Forrest. "Let's go, Dr. Death. We've got some questions for you."

Alistair and Sebastian gripped his arms, hauling him from the doctors' lounge. He glanced at the nurses and security in the hallway staring in his direction.

"Do something! These men are kidnapping me!"

"Sorry, doctor," said the security guard. "We have a different understanding of what these men are doing."

"No! No, you won't get away with this!"

As they hauled him toward the elevators, the doors opened, and two men drew their weapons, firing not at the VG team but at the doctor. As he fell into a pool of his own blood, nurses screamed, security covering them. Alistair and Forrest raced toward the closing doors, missing it by seconds.

Turning, they sprinted toward the stairwell, then turned to Major and Sebastian.

"Get back to Elena!"

"Shit," muttered Major, running down the hallway.

He and Sebastian took the steps to the floor above, racing toward her room. When they reached the door, Doc and Cruz were standing guard, their weapons drawn.

"We heard the gunfire from here," said Doc.

"They killed the doctor but ran. They had no interest in killing us," said Sebastian. "Is she okay?"

"Yeah, she's doing fine. Brix is back with her clothes. Daphne's apartment was trashed, but she called the police and is going to file a report of a break-in. She was fine when he left her."

"Should we bring her with us?" asked Sebastian.

"I don't know," said Major. "I just want to know that Elena is okay." He entered the room, and Gray and Ally were smiling at the young woman. Her color seemed somewhat better, and they were laughing.

"Well, that's a better picture than what I found earlier," he grinned.

"Is everything alright?" she asked.

"Everything is perfect. If they say you can leave, we're leaving now." Major looked at Gray and Ally, and they knew at once that he would want to leave.

"She's fine to travel. There's absolutely nothing wrong with her," said Gray. "You two are going to have a very healthy baby."

"Do we know the sex yet?" he asked, staring from Gray to Elena.

"No. We haven't done any of those tests yet. We'll do that when we get home." Major nodded, lifting her in his arms as Doc carried the IV bag. Sebastian had her bags when Alistair and Forrest walked in.

"Did you find them?" asked Major.

"No. We lost them in the parking garage. Dark hair, dark skin, dark clothing. They were trying to hide, and they succeeded," said Forrest.

"We're going to need two cars," said Gray. The men all smiled at her.

"Silly girl, we're being picked up on the roof."

Sure enough, Chipper and Evie were waiting for them on the rooftop landing pad. Their modified jet was able to land horizontally and vertically. When they loaded and took off, they didn't even see the two men across the street watching from the parking garage.

"Boss? We have a problem."