Chapter 99: Lee, Samuel, Yvonne

Saturday. Safe House.

LEE WATCHED THE MAP. The circle denoting the burner phone's location shifted a block, then disappeared.

It hadn't taken long for the tracking devices to be found. This team was good. Lee knew they were lucky to have had a big enough head start on them. With any luck, Yvonne was correct and her family and the security team would spend considerable time chasing their tails.

If only every mark was as cooperative as Ms. Krieger.

"It is done," he announced and powered off his phone screen.

"You think they bought it?" Yvonne turned her head and looked at him. She'd cleaned the blood off her forehead, but the bruising had already begun to darken her delicate skin.

"You'd better hope so."

"I could have pretended, you know?"

"But then, how would you know I was serious with my threats?" Lee grinned at her even though she couldn't see his face for the mask.

She stared at him, her unspoken emotions written on her face. He could hear her spat the words mon