Chapter 7

Seven

" W here we're going Caden and I won't have to worry about anyone finding you." He sank to one knee in front of her and pinned her with a serious look, and all her humor dissipated.

"I'm more worried about why you're trying to ditch us. Let us help you, Abigail. How many times do we have to say it? We're not going anywhere and we're sure as hell not going to let anything happen to you."

Reece and Caden locked their gazes on her in a combination of hellfire and molten lava with ribbons of worry tying them together.

A small gasp escaped her lips and she sat back in her chair. "My knights in shining armor. You're serious?" Both men rose to their full height, towering over her like two possessive warriors charged with protecting their queen.

The voice in her head roared for her to be serious, but for a fleeting moment she let that fantasy play through her mind and she liked it.

Reece bent, flicked the seatbelt she'd knotted in her hands to the side, palmed a wrist and hauled her to her feet.

"Serious? Baby, we could not be more serious."

He tucked her into his embrace and slid his hands into her hair.

Abigail looked to him to find the heat burning in the golden specks of his eyes.

"I think it's about time we show you how serious we are. Don't you think Caden?"

"Fuck yes."

Her lips parted and heat coiled low in her belly at their words.

Could she give herself over to two men?

Hell yeah, she could. She was doing this, but when this was all over, would she just as easily walk away?

Abigail took a deep breath. Either way, after today—tonight—nothing would ever be the same again, just like Caden had said.

Her blood thundered in her ears and the butterflies switched up their cha cha cha to a rowdy cheerleader number full of flips and cartwheels.

Reece anchored his fingers deep in her hair and tightened his grip as she gasped.

Her eyes closed and she groaned from the slight tug against her scalp. Her back bowed slightly, pushing her butt into Caden's awaiting palms and her breasts into Reece's solid, muscled chest.

Caden hissed. "God, I told you she had the perfect ass under all that garb she covers herself with."

Reece's rocked against her gently and his thick, hard dick pressed into her midriff as Caden's nudged against her ass.

She groaned.

"I bet her breasts are just as perfect with tiny pink nipples."

"Wait!" She breathed out the word half hoping they didn't hear her.

"What's wrong, sweetheart. Do you really want us to stop?"

"Probably not. Maybe. Definitely." She whimpered.

Reece chuckled and the friction against her hardened nipples sent an electric pulse through her body and straight to her core, lighting the path straight to her clit.

"You need to let us know. We're not going to force this, so tell us now."

The only thing she knew was that she felt good in the arms of both men. From there it was all about winging it the whole thing.

Reece released her hair and she immediately felt the loss of his touch. The heat she was quickly becoming familiar with retreated and her heart fell. She opened her eyes to find him looking down at her. His rich dark golden gaze intense with need, but she also saw a level of weariness in his expression.

She glanced over her shoulder at Caden. He stroked an exposed area of skin right above the band of her sweatpants in small, lazy strokes. He settled his warm gaze on hers and a small sensual tilt to his lips worked like a balm to her nerves.

"Let us take care of you, sweetheart."

She wanted to.

Wanted to give herself over to all the pleasure she could handle from both sexy-as-sin Marines, but how did she do that without letting them close to her heart? Her head told her to take what they offered in skin and nothing more, but she knew deep down past the lust and desire she'd already fallen for them a long time ago.

"Let us love you just a little. We'll take it slow and you can tell us to stop at any time."

Her sister said she wore her heart on her sleeve. Tonight that couldn't be truer. There was no way she could say no to them and they knew it, the damn smooth talkers.

She looked between them. With her best come-hither smile, she turned and placed a hand against Caden's chest. He palmed her ass and hauled her closer. Toned muscles rippled beneath her touch, but that wasn't what caught most of her attention. His hardened cock pressed into her lower abdomen. The rough material of his jeans created a delicious friction against the soft barrier of her sweatpants. She reached between them and rubbed her hand up his enclosed length, soliciting a husky groan from deep within his throat.

Empowered by his reaction, she took it a step further.

With a lightest of touches, Abigail slipped her other hand beneath his dress shirt and scraped her nails along his chiseled abdomen in a slow, sensual tease.

Caden rocked on his heels and released a small groan. "God, woman, what do you do to me?" She wished she knew because he had the same effect on her.

Caden wrapped his fingers around her arm and pulled her hand out from beneath his shirt to brush tender kisses along the inseam of her arm. His day-old stubble tickled a path up the super sensitive area of her extended arm, and she swallowed back a giggle.

"So beautiful." Strong hands claimed her waist and pulled her back into the large captain chair backed up against the side of the cabin.

Her head tilted back. "Reece," she gasped. His name resounded throughout the cabin, and she grabbed the soft cotton covering the wide chest she now rested against.

"Easy, Abigail. I've got you." Strong arms enveloped her in pure strength.

Abigail stared into Reece's eyes. With one deft movement he flipped her legs over the arm of the chair and then rested his hand on top of her right hip.

He stroked gentle circles along her outer thigh, holding her gaze. If he could melt her insides with one look, she'd be a puddle at his feet right about now.

Chills spilled across her skin and she shuddered from the rush of anticipation.

In an odd combination, his calming scent filled her nostrils and she inhaled to feed her addiction. Immediately her libido spiked and her core tensed.

Caden moved to where they sat and lowered into the chair beside her. He buried his fingers into her long, dark hair and angled her back to where she looked up into his eyes. "I need a taste."

In the next second his lips were on hers. He delved deep, his tongue coaxing hers to play with his. Ready to accept his seduction, she obeyed his direction.

A hand slipped inside the elastic band of her pants, pulling them down her thighs to expose her over-heated skin to the cool cabin air. Reece's hand? She gasped into Caden's mouth. Instead of backing off, Caden took the kiss deeper, pulling her closer, devouring her with only his mouth. A shudder raced through her body when the pad of a finger found her throbbing clit. Hot liquid pooled and spilled to wet the thin strip of her panties.

Reece hissed between clenched teeth. "So fucking wet already. You want us to part those silky thighs and fuck you."

Heat cocooned them in a protective bubble she never wanted to leave. She clamped her thighs together, sealing Reece's hand in place. Her breath came in short bursts. "Easy, baby."

She broke Caden's kiss and pulled back to look into Reece's eyes. An intensity she'd never seen before held her spellbound. Her breath stilled in her lungs and for a moment she forgot how to breathe. Heated promises filled the depths of his eyes and just like that she came to understand how trust could work between them.

She never wanted to look away or break contact with either of them.

Dios . She teetered on the edge, so close to stepping into the unknown with both men.

Abigail melted into Caden's strong hold. "Damn, you're so intoxicating."

"I was going to say the same thing about you." Abigail pushed up, wrapped her hand around Reece's jaw and pulled him closer. She claimed his mouth in a hard, fiery crush.

Their kiss turned wild and she rocked her hips against Caden's thick bulge.

Caden shifted and she broke her kiss, soliciting a throaty growl from Reece. Her chest rattled with barely restrained desire and she could see it affected him the same way.

She slipped her hand to Reece's shoulder and down across his sculpted chest. Firm muscle flexed beneath her touch, and her inner girl melted just a little more. She continued her caress lower while sinking her left hand in Caden's thick locks.

She tightened her grip much as he'd done to her, burning for another taste. Holding his gaze, she watched flames flare to life in his eyes.

Without breaking rhythm, she dipped a hand lower along Reece's abdomen, tracing the outline of his jeans, then moved further south.

Reece gripped her hand just as she settled her palm over his hardened shaft.

"Fuck, you're so hard."

He held her hand against his cock and flexed his hips

Now she growled, wanting her men.

It was dangerous to think of them as hers, but tonight she gave in to her fantasy.

She pulled back slowly but before she could move too far Caden nipped her lip. The pleasure-pain of the love bite shot electricity through her and straight to her core, making her pussy clench.

"We can't do this here." Both men grinned, and her heart picked up speed.

"There was no time to notify the stewardess that usually accompanies us so you have nothing to worry about. No one will see us."

Right. But she'd feel better if they were behind a closed door. If she was about to sleep with two men, they'd better find a way to get her horizontal and fast. Reece's head lowered, and she could read his intent in the way his gaze traced a path along her lips. Her body flushed.

"Room, bed, floor. I don't care as long as it's not these chairs."

Reece yanked her sweats over her thighs, pulled her over to straddle his legs and stood abruptly. "Wrap your legs around me and hold on."

She did as he commanded, bracing her arms around his neck. Reece strode across the length of the cabin, Caden hot on their heels, his gaze steady on hers.

In all the chaos she'd forgotten there was a bedroom on board. The last time she was here, she'd spent a good portion of their flight wondering if they ever used it for any feminine entertainment on their business trips.

She quickly shoved the unsavory thought aside, not wanting to think about that now any more than she did the first time she'd been here.

Caden cocked his head.

How did he do that? See the slightest shift in her thoughts? Sometimes the man was too perceptive for his own good. He'd obviously picked up on her thoughts. Was she that easy to read? Around these two she needed to work on her poker face.

Reece's arms tightened around her waist a fraction. She bent her head and rubbed her nose along the shell of his ear all the while holding Caden's attention. Reece gripped her ass in a grim grip, his fingers flexing in the plump flesh.

Using his foot, he swung open the door to the small bedroom as she sprinkled kisses along this neck, stopping at the rim of his shirt. He angled his head slightly to give her better access and she retraced her path, loving his fresh, masculine taste.

Caden stepped into the room, shut and locked the door. His muscles bunched in his jaw as he gritted his teeth.

Reece turned and she took in her new surroundings. A small built-in bed took up much of the room, leaving them just enough room to stand and open the door to a second private bathroom just off the side.

She lowered her legs and slowly glided down Reece's hardened body.

She sighed, shaking her head. So much delicious male.

Caden stepped up behind her and snaked his arms around her as he brushed his lips across the sensitive flesh of her neck.

He slipped a hand beneath her borrowed T-shirt, grazing the warm, soft skin of her midriff.

She shuddered in his arms and rolled her hips as she ground her ass into his thick bulge.

His warm, expert fingers cupped her breasts through the silky material of her bra. He had such a gentle touch. She liked that about him.

Reece reached for the edge of her shirt, curling his fingers into the material.

This was it. A feeling of certainty settled over her and she no longer doubted her need for both older men. Forbidden ecstasy intoxicated her senses and she fell willingly into the hypnotic euphoria.

Her lips parted and she straightened slightly so he could tug off her shirt.

He pulled it over her head in one tug, letting it puddle on the floor beside their feet.

With a single hand, Reece wrapped his fingers around both her wrists and locked them behind her, arching her back causing her ass to press into Caden's palms.

This close she could see the golden specks in Reece's eyes dance with a mischievous glint. Caden removed his left hand and Reece tugged the silk of her bra until a taut nipple popped free. With the support of her bra pushing her breast up, Reece was perfectly aligned to feast on her as he wished.

And he was apparently very hungry.

Velvety wetness consumed her extended nipple, his soft lips pulling gently.

She braced herself against Caden, his hands cupping her breasts offering them up like fruit to for Reece's hungry mouth.

In a dark whisper he praised her while Reece feasted. "You're everything we imagined, sweetheart. Beautiful. Exquisite." His warm breath teased the hair by her ear, fanning out to caress her cheek. She turned her head and captured his lips before he could pull back.

Fiery need pushed their kiss deeper, hotter.

"Sweet and delicious." Reece turned her attention to him. His tone filled with the same need she heard in Caden's voice.

Reece's gaze danced over her exposed skin, sending searing heat straight to her nipples. They pebbled under his attention, and he licked his lips anxious for another feast.

Fuck, they were hot.

He paused then lowered his eyes to her abdomen when he caught sight of her bejeweled naval. It might not be the in thing nowadays, but she loved hers, fashion could fuck right off, thank you very much.

"Fuck me baby girl, that's the sexiest damn thing I've seen." His voice tightened with desire.

For her.

That fact made her insides twist and tie into knots.

Passion rushed her, her heart unable to keep up.

"Caden, our overly dressed executive assistant has a wild side beneath all her formal exterior."

Reece gently flicked the dangling jewel from her navel. It had been a whim for her last birthday a few months ago and one she was glad she followed through with, if for nothing more than to see the fire it provoked in Reece. Caden turned her and dropped to one knee. To see him that way flooded her mind with other thoughts she had no business thinking, but still, she appreciated the view.

"Exquisite." A sensual need tinged his tone. The way he fused his words with so much emotion pushed all the right buttons for her.

Caden bowed his head, wrapping his strong hands around her hips and pulled her closer to him. His lips traced the outer rim of her navel before landing on the center where the jewel pierced her skin.

He nibbled lower, gently scraping his teeth along her flesh then retracing with feather-light kisses. She buried her fingers into his hair and squeezed her thighs to keep from moaning.

She was growing wetter by the minute.

If they didn't make their move, she might combust in their arms right here. Or worse. Melt into a puddle of need on the floor of their jet and beg them to fuck her senseless.

"Anxious, darling?" Reece bestowed his own brand of kisses along her neck and shoulder. She closed her eyes, absorbing the multitude of emotions both men infused in their gentle caresses and kisses.

Anxious? What an understatement.

With one last kiss, Caden raised his head, hooking his thumbs in the lacy band of her panties, slowly lowering the soaked material down her legs, past her knees, stopping at her feet. "Step out of them, sweetheart."

He added the garment to her growing pile, but they were still fully clothed. He stepped back, devouring every inch of her skin, finally settling on the apex of her thighs. "Reece, we need to see all of her, don't you think?"

Reece stroked the length of her bare arms, her shoulders, working his way to the clasp of her bra. With a single flick, he removed the restrictive barrier over her breasts. Cool air rushed her heated skin, making her nipples harden further.

Reece embraced her against his chest, the soft cotton of his T-shirt cushioning her. She frowned.

"You'll get your turn," Caden reassured her kissing everywhere but there .

Reece administered lazy circles around her candy hard nipples.

Her eyes shot open in the next second when he tugged.

A bolt of heat suffused her body.

Electricity pulsed with every pull he gave. Her slick, wet pussy quivered with pent-up desire. A desire she'd nursed for both men since the day she met them now showed on her inner thighs for both men to see.

"Caden, please…I…just hurry." Her raspy words were torn from her throat.

"We know, sweetheart."

"Reece, Dios , please don't stop. I'm so close."

So close to finally getting what she wanted. Reece and Caden as her lovers. The mere power of the thought caused another wave of anticipation to skate along her nerve endings.

The first time she'd sat across from them and looked into their eyes, she'd immediately known they were good men. Their presence commanded respect, but they also gave it.

When she needed help moving into her new house, they had been there. Both men were reluctant about her living so far outside the city limits, but they supported her nonetheless. On her first night, Reece and Caden had stopped by with a bottle of her favorite tequila and Chinese food so she could properly toast her new home. She had a sneaky suspicion about their motives and the warm hugs and soft kisses they'd bestowed her before departing fueled her fantasies for weeks of something more.

And today. Blood rushed in her ears. There was no mistaking the gravity of her situation, but that didn't deter them. No. Instead, it brought them closer.

Reece stroked her cheek with his thumb.

They were also gentle and kind. They had proven that repeatedly over the last six months. How could she not be completely smitten with them?

"We're not going to take you all the way tonight, baby. Not here. The gift of your virginity is too precious, no matter what the douche of an ex of yours told you. Forget him. Do you hear me?"

That was fine by her. The idea of her body as a treasured gift sounded lovely.

"Our first time shouldn't be shadowed by some damn cliché, but if you'll let us, we'll give you another kind of pleasure."

Were they seriously asking? "Do whatever you want." And she meant it.

"I want to see you." Reece in his T-shirt and jeans and Caden still wearing his button-down dress shirt and slacks were a sight, but she wanted what was beneath the cloth.

Her gaze roamed between the two, uncertain of what they would say to her demand.

Reece gathered her into his arms and gently laid her in the queen-sized bed. Cool, crisp sheets cushioned her naked body.

"As the queen desires." He stroked a finger along her jaw, pulled her lower lip free from her teeth and stood back from the edge of the bed.

Both men worked off their shirts to reveal all the dips and contours she'd felt with her fingers.

Muscled, bulged, corded and broad.

Abigail held her breath, unable to look away. Reece exposed well-defined abs and a smooth, broad chest that dipped into a trim waist.

Her nipples hardened past aroused and she reached for them, tugging as Reece had done.

Wetness dampened her thighs and she could see the hunger in their eyes when she stroked a finger through her pussy lips.

She gasped, never taking her eyes off both men.

Caden stripped off his shirt next.

A light dusting of hair fanned across his chest only to slip beneath his pants in a trail she wanted to follow. He turned and tossed his shirt with the rest of their clothes.

Burn scars marred his otherwise beautiful skin. Like Reece's, she'd heard about the injuries he'd sustained, but this was the first time seeing them.

Abigail rose to her knees and slipped her fingers into his waistband, drawing Caden to the edge of the bed.

With tender kisses, she trailed a path over the part of his shoulder she could reach. He enfolded her in his strong arms and she raised her head to look at him. Shadows from his past darkened his eyes with pain she would never understand because people like he and Reece put their lives in danger to protect others. And it cost them.

She angled her lips up to capture his in a tender kiss, skimming her lips along the plump flesh before returning to the top of the bed where Reece reclined, watching her with Caden.

Reece reached a hand out for her and drew her deeper into his embrace.

"Lie back. Let him see your body." Abigail continued her appraisal of Caden's lean muscular body from Reece's arms. Her gaze traveled a slow path past his belt and locked on his hardened cock pressed against the confines of his jeans.

Her heart hammered against her chest and she moaned from the need to have more of them. Those damn pesky butterflies picked that moment to send a flurry of nerves to brush over her body. Inexperienced woman or not, her body knew what it wanted.

She bit into the flesh of her lip to help calm herself.

She continued her exploration. Caden's chest wasn't as broad as Reece's but just as defined. Perfectly sculpted as if just for her pleasure was more like it. Her mouth watered and she wet her lips, hungry for a taste. They were making her such a wanton woman, but right now she didn't care.

Caden flicked on a secondary light and that was when she saw their tattoos. Matching from the looks of it and she made a mental note to ask about them later.

The mattress dipped with Caden's weight as he joined them.

Reece nibbled along the seam of her shoulder and neck while Caden took up the space between her legs.

His broad shoulders parted her thighs, and for the first time she realized she was completely bare and exposed to her bosses.

She reclined on her elbows and moved to press her thighs closed.

"Fuck, you're beautiful. Don't try to hide, sweetheart. Let me see your sweet body. Please don't deny me a taste when I'm so close to heaven." Caden ran his nose along her inner thigh, pausing just before reaching her pussy, and locked his gaze with hers. Her heart lurched into her throat and her chest restricted with…with what? She didn't know. Fear. Excitement. The need to come. All the above. The sight of him finally where she'd fantasized about having him for so long made her dizzy and drunk. And a little shy.

Abigail held Caden's warm gaze a second longer. The soft lines of his lips moved into a subtle smile and all her reservations, everything holding her heart at bay, melted away.

Right then she had a sneaky suspicion karma, fate, or whatever higher power out there definitely played a role in bringing her to them.

Unable to hold back any longer, she nodded consent at his silent request, earning her a sexy wink.

She reclined into Reece's awaiting arms and mouth. From his position behind her, he captured her lips in a sizzling kiss that blazed a path straight to the swollen knot of her clit.

Caden dragged his warm tongue between her slick pussy lips and sucked her bud, while his long fingers held her soft lips opened so he could lave at her core.

Shock waves of exquisite heat lashed her insides, gathering power over her body.

Her eyes dipped closed.

"Watch him," Reece commanded with a silky tone to his voice. "Look at how much he enjoys your taste on his tongue." Reece's words painted a beautiful picture, but looking at Caden's expression was priceless. With his eyes closed, he licked and kissed the most intimate part of her body with such reverence. He splayed his fingers along her outer thighs and ass, angling her where he wanted her.

"Caden." She sucked air through clenched teeth. His tongue burned a path between her folds until he reached her clit.

Once.

Twice.

On the third pass she cried out. She couldn't take another stroke against her swollen, sensitive clit.

"Too much…too fast." She tensed.

Reece rolled her nipples between his fingers. He trailed his fingers across her midriff, then lower to stroke the jewel in her bellybutton.

Pressure built in her core. Her back bowed. She shuddered, unable to hold back any longer.

A low, rumbling chuckle, dark with heated desire came from Reece. "Oh, darling, there's no one here that can save you from his sweet torture."

Her eyes glazed over and she surrendered to the pure addiction filling her veins. After this, there was no way she would get enough of their passion for making her feel so alive. Their touch. Their kisses and affection were her drug. All lethal to her body. And everything she craved. She relinquished control wholly and completely.

Caden moaned his agreement to Reece's words against her entrance. The vibrations added to the overload of sensations rocketing her closer to the edge. Ragged breaths tore from her chest.

With his forefinger and thumb, Reece pinched one nipple and gathered the other between his lips. She dug her heels into the mattress when his day-old stubble grazed her sensitive breast. She thrashed from side to side, burying one hand in Reece's hair, the other in Caden's.

"You're pure ambrosia on my tongue." Caden pressed closer, placing tender kisses along her bare folds. "I like you waxed, sweetheart. All the more of you I get to eat." He ran a finger down her seam, stopping at her heated entrance. He teased her, rimming the outside, working his way in with a single finger. Her heart kicked up and she tightened her grip on their hair.

It drove her men to respond in kind.

Reece drew her nipple deeper into the confines of his mouth as Caden sank first one finger, then another, stretching her tight opening. Deep masculine groans washed over her.

"I want you. Both of you. Now. Please don't make me wait."

"Not yet, sweetheart. There's no time, but soon. Let me pleasure you like this for now."

Caden wrapped his lips around her clit and pulled.

It was her undoing.

She fell into the waiting arms of her two men. Pulse after pulse of pure ecstasy consumed her mind and body. A force so strong there was no containing its power.

"That's it, baby. Let go for us," Reece murmured close to her ear and she fell softly back to earth, overwhelmed from the overload of sensations bombarding her. Never in her wildest—okay, maybe in her wildest dreams—did she see herself with two men.

Her body hummed in the afterglow of their ministrations. Caden and his expert tongue could feast on her anytime. And Reece? That man knew his way around a woman's breasts.

The worries of the day washed away on the tail of pure calm. A blanket of calm wrapped around her and she worked harder to contain her emotions.

Caden crawled up the length of her outstretched body to join them at the top of the bed. He trailed kisses along her thigh, up her stomach and a single kiss for each of her nipples and finally ended with one on her lips. She could taste her juices. It was erotic and nothing she would have done before Reece and Caden.

Her nerves settled into a rhythmic hum of satisfaction. They made her feel something she'd never felt before—safe and cherished. Reece with his gentle kisses and Caden's sweet administrations, with them this near there was nothing that could touch her.

She cupped first Reece's face then Caden's. "Your fingers, your touch, your lips… everything you do to me makes my heart start and stop until I don't know anything but your touches."

"You have the voice of an angel." Reece drew her into his embrace and planted his lips on hers. He stroked his tongue along the seam and she willingly opened. He pushed forward, devouring her with each slow pass of his tongue.

"And you taste like one too." He pulled back with a wicked glint in his eyes.

"Agreed." Caden pushed up off the bed. "We'll be landing soon, but don't think for a second that this is the end." He gave her a wink then strode across the small room and scooped up their clothing. "As much as we'd like to keep you naked, I'd kill anyone else that laid eyes on your beautiful body."

Reece stood and offered her a hand. He helped her up and she started the ritual of redressing, amazed at their versatile talents.

Because of their wicked Recon training she'd managed to escape a burning house, outrun trigger-happy bastardos and all without her getting a single scratch. To top off the evening, Reece and Caden had thoroughly seduced her until every fiber in her body relaxed under their attention.

A muffled blast of a cellphone ringing filled the small room, cutting into their comfortable silence.

Reece slipped his hand into his pocket and answered his ringtone. "Sterling."

A deep voice carried over the speakerphone. One she recognized from earlier. Dane, if she recalled. Her mind was still hazy from the day's events and no way she had it all together after that mind-blowing release.

"Hey man, just got off the phone with the sheriff. Said he called you already."

"Right. Got anything else?"

"It's not good, man. This shit is fucked up. Royally."

"What do you have?"

"Bullet casings."

"Fingerprints?"

"Negative. The casings found at Abigail's had markings on them. Markings I've run across in only one place. South of the border about six months ago. This shit just got a lot deeper."

"How deep are we talking?"

"Mexican fucking cartel deep. How the hell did your woman get caught up in this shit?"

She processed the information but faltered at how Dane referred to her as theirs. Reality settled over her. If she did this, for however long it lasted, her relationship with two men would be known. By all accounts, that should worry her, but she couldn't summon the nervous feeling from earlier.

Tension knotted in her stomach as she watched Reece's expression fade into his normal cool and calm, no hint of any emotion to speak of. Was it her imagination or was he pulling away from her and so quickly after their time together, or was it just how he operated?

She dipped her head to hide the hurt and focused on the new information.

She tucked a lock of hair behind her ear and bit the inside of her lip. Dane's words stunned the hell out of her. She needed to focus on that. She hadn't been to her native country since childhood. And there was no way she'd run in that kind of circle on either side of the border.

The grim lines from earlier returned and marred both men's expressions. Full-fledged warriors flanked her now and they were pissed. Thank God that anger wasn't aimed at her.

Caden crossed his arms, his head lowered as he took in the new information.

"Anything on the partial plate I caught?" she asked, her eyes trained on the phone.

Dane didn't miss a beat. "No, ma'am. Not yet anyway. It might be a longshot since the van and the tags were probably stolen."

She nodded even though she knew he couldn't see her. " Gracias , Dane."

"You're welcome, Abigail. Reece, Caden, I'll keep my ear to the ground. I have a couple of contacts in Mexico I can call."

"Appreciate the help, man. See you on the flip side."

"You got it."

Reece ended the call, and both men turned, nailing her with quizzical looks. Geez . It was amazing how in sync they were, if not a little scary. She'd seen it before, one completing the other's thoughts or performing the same motion, but to be on the receiving end was a whole other thing.

Caden took the lead and voiced the last question she never thought would be tied to a girl like her. "Abigail, sweetheart, mind telling us how you managed to piss off a Mexican drug lord?"