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proceed further until she knows.”
    As much as she dreaded that moment, Jamie agreed. She wouldn’t keep the truth from her sister.
    Noah stood. “As soon as you speak with her, have her call me.”
    Recognizing dismissal, Jamie got to her feet. “Thank you, Noah. I’ll make sure you won’t regret it.”
    His expression not changing from its grimness, he walked her to the door. “Once we’re set with McKenna’s and your doctor’s approval, I’ll have Dylan contact you.”
    The heart that had just settled into a normal rhythm went through the roof. “Dylan?”
    “Yes, he’ll be your trainer.”
    “But … I thought … I mean, isn’t he too busy?”
    “No, he’s one of LCR’s best trainers. He’ll get you prepared.”
    Noah opened the door for her, and Jamie, stunned into silence, wordlessly walked past him.
    Dylan was going to be her trainer? The man who acted as if he couldn’t stand to be in the same room with her? The man she couldn’t stop thinking about?
    Oh sweet heavens, what had she gotten herself into?
    Noah closed his office door. Took a lot to surprise him, but Jamie had achieved that and then some. Actually, it wasn’t surprise as much as shock. No way in hell had he ever anticipated that she would ask of him what she was asking. What he’d told her was true: LCR had many operatives who’d come to them through successful rescues. But most of them had arrived with a gritty toughness. Just how tough was Jamie? He would soon see.
    She not only looked a lot like her sister, McKenna, but she obviously had the same strength and determination to overcome huge obstacles. Only McKenna was a trained operative; Jamie was an elementary school teacher. Could she be trained to be an operative? Maybe. But no way could she handle the job she was proposing. And no way could he allow it.
    Though he’d tried to downplay it, she was right about Reddington. He was still waiting to talk to the prosecutor, but last night’s email from her had offered little hope. Even the police chief, who’d been a supporter in the raid to rescue Jamie, had backed down and apologized to the bastard. The officer who’d been shot during the rescue was on an extended leave of absence. Convenient as hell.
    Noah understood revenge. He’d felt that need himself. But if what Jamie had overheard while she was in Reddington’s house was correct, any kind of revenge or personal vendetta had to be wiped out by the sheer necessity of stopping Reddington from what he’d been getting away with for years. LCR would do whatever it took to get the evidence to put him away. That couldn’t include involving one of his victims.
    He wasn’t proud of what he was about to do. Rescuing and protecting innocents had become his way of life long before he’d created Last Chance Rescue. And the phrase “It’s for your own good” never made anyone happy. With Jamie, he had no choice. After what she’d been through, it was understandable that not only would she want revenge, but she’d also want to be involved in seeing it come to fruition. Letting her sacrifice herself in the process wasn’t something he was willing to risk.
    Picking up the phone, Noah punched a speed-dial number.
    “Savage,” a deep male voice answered.
    “Can you come to the office? I have an unusual assignment for you.”
    “Be there in about an hour.”
    Noah replaced the phone and released a resigned sigh tinged with sadness. No, he wasn’t proud of his plan, but damned if he would do anything else. Now, on to the hardest part of all: convincing Dylan that he was the man for the job.

two

One month later
West Virginia mountains

    Booted feet propped up on the wooden rail, Dylan took a giant swallow of his first cup of coffee for the day. The steam bathed his face in warmth, then threatened to freeze as he lowered his hand.
    Going to be a cold one today … highs in the mid-teens. A few feet of snow already blanketed the mountains. More would arrive before