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hissed. “Jesus, Abby,” he muttered. “What did they do to you?”
    Abby.
    Kane stared at her, wondering who she was, what she meant to Morgan. There wasn’t time to ask any questions though. The chopper set down, and seconds laterthey were all inside it, the woman still cradled in Kane’s arms.
    As their pilot, Sam, whisked them away from the compound, Kane was surprised to see moisture in his boss’s eyes. Morgan’s gaze was glued to the redhead, and the concern on his face was unmistakable.
    “What did they do to you?” he murmured again.
    Strong hands were clawing at his body, forcing him into the restraints. Devlin roared with fury as he felt the leather cuffs tighten around his wrists. “You bloody morons!” he screamed. “Let me go!”
    “Stay still, Mr. Devlin,” came a soothing Middle Eastern voice. “I need to examine the wound.”
    Frustration and rage seared up his spine and clamped around his throat. The doctor bent over him, his fingers prying, prodding, bringing a streak of pain that made the left side of Devlin’s face throb with agony. Every muscle in his body shrieked in outrage. “Untie me,” he roared as the doctor continued with his ungodly examination. “That bitch needs to pay for—”
    “She’s gone.” A cold voice snapped from the doorway.
    Devlin heard footsteps, and then Luis Blanco entered his line of vision. “Move away from him,” Blanco barked at the doctor.
    Zelig Hassan stepped aside, giving Blanco an unobstructed view of his patient. Blanco visibly cringed, but quickly recovered his composure. He observed the restraints shackling Devlin’s wrists, then glanced at the doctor cowering in the corner of the room. “Are those necessary?”
    Hassan nodded. “I’ve given him antibiotics intravenously to ward off infection. He has tried to escape twice already.”
    “Escape!” Devlin echoed in anger. “I’m not a prisoner.” He glared at Blanco. “Release me. I have matters to take care of.”
    Blanco narrowed his eyes. “The woman did this to you?”
    “Do you think I would have done this to myself?” Devlin tugged violently at the restraints. “Let me out so I can slit the bitch’s throat.”
    “I’m afraid that won’t be possible at the moment. Someone took the initiative to liberate her from the compound.”
    “How in bloody hell did that happen?” Devlin demanded.
    Blanco’s expression clouded over. “The fence was breached. Someone orchestrated a power outage and took advantage of your, uh, predicament to rescue the woman.”
    Devlin swallowed down a lump of fury. The pain dimmed, becoming a dull ache as he thought of Erica’s innocent blue eyes and delicate red hair. Fucking bitch. He’d always prided himself on being extremely good at reading people. The woman’s deception brought the vicious taste of bile to his mouth. He hadn’t broken her. And now she was gone.
    Devlin growled at Blanco. “Tell the bloody bastard to release me. Every second she’s out there is one we can’t afford to lose. We still don’t know who she works for.”
    “You said you were confident she wasn’t government.”
    “Confident, not certain. And if I’m wrong, your precious business venture is in jeopardy.”
    Blanco just laughed. “Government or not, the womancan’t hurt us. She learned nothing of value while she was here.”
    Cocky bastard. It still amazed Devlin how this half-brained idiot could have built such a nefarious empire. “Regardless, it’s prudent that we find her,” he snapped.
    Blanco offered a humorless smile. “Don’t fret. I already have people looking for her.”
    “Your people are imbeciles. I’ll find the whore.”
    “When the doctor tells me it’s safe to release you, I will.” Blanco chortled. “You know, dear Devlin, it brings me a strange sense of pleasure, seeing you immobilized and chained to a bed.”
    Devlin’s jaw tensed. He was about to remind Blanco of what he was capable of doing to him when he was no longer in