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Sara is meeting with her wedding planner
prior to the rehearsal dinner. All of Langston’s cars will be busy picking up
wedding guests from the airport, so he has hired a car service for his
daughter.” Schaffer turned to Logan. “You’ll be driving.”
    Logan nodded. “Will anyone else be with her?”
    “Her best friend and maid of honor, Mary Flynn, who has no
allegiance to Langston. We’ll take both of them and immediately separate them.
We need two teams, one for Sara, one for Mary. Four men each. Then we need a
four-man team to stay here and run point. I’ll oversee that team.” He motioned
for Allie to come up to the podium.
    Allie adjusted the microphone to her height. “I’m preparing
several syringes of sedatives according to the heights and weights of both
girls. Sara has two medical issues to note. She has a severe peanut allergy.
You will have to be careful with any food preparations, but I’ll send along
some EpiPens to be safe. She also has asthma. Our reports do not indicate what
inhalers she uses, so I’ll have several different kinds and she’ll have to tell
you which ones she uses. I’ll also send you with a nebulizer. Because she will
be under duress, she may need breathing treatments. Before you leave, I’ll
teach the team that will be with her how to prepare and administer the
treatments.” Her eyes scanned the room. “Any questions?”
    “Does Mary have any health issues we need to know about?”
Lester asked.
    “None,” Allie said. She smiled at Schaffer and stepped away
from the podium.
    “Alright, boys,” Schaffer said. “Next 24 hours is hardcore
prep. We’ll start sleep shifts now so that you can adjust for when you’re in
the field. I wish we had more time to prepare, but we absolutely have to save
this girl’s life. We can’t fail. Logan, come pick your teams.”
    Logan rose from his seat and walked to the front of the
room. He glanced in Allie’s direction, making quick eye contact. Standing in
front of the podium, he said, “Let’s start with my team for Sara. Head to the
back when I call your name.”
    He looked over his colleagues, mentally dividing them into
categories by expertise, and he called their names one by one. There was no
doubt he needed Jack, his closest friend and the jack of all trades in the
group. Lester was an expert driver who would help with the initial getaway once
they had Sara in the car. Finally, Charlie Cantor was a caring individual with
a soft voice. He would be what Sara would need as she adjusted to her
circumstances and was told the truth about her father. Charlie was also one of
the rare cooks in the group and would best know how to handle her peanut
allergy.
    The three men moved to the back of the room to await further
instructions. Logan looked at the remaining men and decided to mirror Mary’s
team from the one he constructed for Sara.
    “The team for Mary,” Logan said. “Bill, you’ll head it up,
followed by Tuck, Jonesy, and Stu.” After the men joined the others in the
back, Logan took note of who was left, thankful he had plenty of technical guys
available. “For Schaffer’s team here, we’ll go with Phil, Austin, and Kyle.”
    “Very good,” Schaffer said. “The rest of you will be on
standby in case you’re needed. We’re not taking on any other jobs until our
other three teams return. Sara is our primary focus until she’s in the hands of
the FBI.” He clapped his hands together. “Let’s get to work.”

Chapter Eight
    Sara took steady breaths as her feet
rebounded against the pavement, the impact of every step jarring her legs. She
had maintained the same brisk pace that she always did on her morning run, and
so far her breathing had held up just fine. A familiar burn spread through her
calves and thighs, and her hamstrings tightened up, reminding her she was
nearing the end of her five-mile course.
    Before she left the house, Stephen disagreed about her
running with her asthma acting up. He did not