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“Then it sounds like exactly where we need to go,” Marcus said. “But we can’t do this alone.”

“I’ll call Liam,” Adam said. “Get F-BOMB involved.”

“I’ll reach out to Rose Protection Agency,” Gage said, already calling. Dawn followed him out of the room to talk to them.

Marcus, Pryce, and Vinnie exchanged a glance.

“Who do we want with us?” Marcus asked.

“Foster is on vacation,” Pryce said. “Otherwise he’d be here.”

“My team can help,” Vinnie said.

Marcus nodded. “I was thinking that. I don’t know how many people we need. How many we should have.”

“As many as we can,” Pryce answered. “This is it. This is our chance to end this. We have concrete evidence.”

“Do we?” Marcus asked. He looked around the room at the people left. “We have the faulty memory of a woman recovering from amnesia and the corroboration of someone who’s never been more than a dozen feet onto the property, a decade ago.”

“It’s more than nothing,” Frannie said.

Marcus nodded. “It is, but I don’t know if it’s enough for a warrant.”

“Then we don’t get one,” Wray Allen said. “We just go in.”

Marcus shook his head. “If this is all going to stick, we need a warrant. We need to do this by the book. Make sure whoever is in that house doesn’t get away with all the things they’ve done.”

“Then you have some work to do,” Frannie said. “Go convince a judge we’re right.”

Marcus nodded and looked at Pryce. “Let’s go. Two of us are better than one.” Marcus turned to Vinnie. “Expect a call from Damien. I’ll let him know we have a raid to do so he can call all of you in.”

Vinnie nodded. “We’re going to end this today.”

“Yes, we are.”

Lorelei wrapped her arms around Vinnie’s waist. He kissed the top of her head and knew this was the end. This house was it. This was going to stop all the hell their city had been through.

He just hoped they survived it.

When Vinnie’s phone rang, Lorelei knew it was the call that would take him away from her. He didn’t let on to his boss that he was expecting the call, just agreed to report to work ASAP.

He hung up the phone and took her hand, leading her to the front of the building where they could be alone. “I have no idea what my assignment is going to be or where I’m going to end up, but I will be there.”

Lorelei nodded. “I know. I wish you could go in with us, but I know your team needs you.”

“And I need you. Be careful. Whatever you do, be careful.”

Lorelei swallowed roughly. She was not looking forward to returning to that house. To seeing the place her mind had blocked for more than two months. She was scared, but she knew she had to be there.

“I love you,” Vinnie whispered against her lips. “And I will see you later.”

Lorelei kissed him, letting herself get lost in the goodness she found with Vinnie. He was the person she’d always hoped to find. And she wasn’t going to lose him. “I love you. Next time I see you, this will be over.”

“Yes, it will.”

Vinnie kissed her again, then let himself out the front door. Lorelei watched him until he got in his SUV and drove away.

She returned to the dining room where everyone had gathered and sat down to wait. She didn’t know how long it would be, but she knew it was the right move to do this the right way. With a warrant and a team that couldn’t be overpowered by whoever was hiding in that house.