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visit?” the agent asked.
    “Work.”
    “When will you be leaving?”
    “In twenty-four hours,” Kirk said.
    “You have to claim your weapons with our agent.”
    Kirk nodded. “Welcome to South Africa, Mr. Mann. Enjoy your stay.”
    “Thank you.”
    Kirk took his passport and walked to the area where he knew he’d be able to reclaim his weapon. He wondered if that wasn’t part of his problem. He felt damned naked without his gun.
    Laz was right behind him. They collected their weapons and radio communication earpieces, which they both donned immediately.
    “Check, check,” Kirk said.
    “Gotcha,” Laz said.
    “Savage? You on here?”
    “Sure am. Where are you two?” Savage asked.
    “Just outside bag claim,” Kirk said. “Where is the girl?” Now that they were here, he was ready to get this mission rolling.
    “She’s in a café waiting for you,” Jack said. “Laz, there is a car waiting under your name. I think we need to check out Olivia’s car. See if it’s where she left it and put a tracking device on it in case the fiancé comes to get the car.”
    “I’ll do that,” Laz said.
    “I’m on my way to find the girl. I have her photo. Does she know to expect me?” Kirk asked, reviewing Olivia’s photo on his BlackBerry.
    “Affirmative,” Jack said. “Anna’s been on the phone with her since she arrived at the airport.”
    “Good. I’ll let you know when I’m in position,” Kirk said.
    Laz left to find the car and do his tasks. Jack was on the line but not talking and Kirk didn’t let any of that bother him. One of the things he really liked about his team was that they all pulled their own weight and could be counted on to do their jobs.
    He entered the airport departure area where the restaurants were and walked toward the café where Olivia was waiting. He saw a group of students standing in the entrance area as two men who looked like professionals in his line of work pushed past the students.
    “Dammit. Someone else may be interested in our girl,” Kirk said.
    “What? Anna, get me the footage from the airport on my screen.”
    Kirk didn’t wait around for Savage to tell him to get in there. It stood to reason that her fiancé may have already sent a team to take her out if she saw too much.
    “Hold up, Kirk,” Jack said.
    Kirk kept moving. He heard Jack talking to Anna. The other man’s voice was completely calm. And then he heard a scream and the sound of a table being overturned as he walked into the diner.
    “Shit,” Jack said.
    “I’m on it,” Kirk said, taking off after the men who were dragging Olivia Pontuf out of the restaurant.

Chapter Seven
    A UGUST 1, S ANDTON
    O livia screamed. She yelled as loud as she could, hoping for help. She clawed at Burati’s arms, trying to reach his face. He held on to her with surprising strength. She was almost numb with fear. The only thing that kept her going was the fact that she didn’t want to die.
    “Let me go!”
    “Shut up,” Burati said.
    The kitchen staff all looked the other way as he dragged her through the back of the restaurant. The kitchen wasn’t that busy at this time of the day and no one looked at her.
    Burati said something in Afrikaans and the other men laughed. Olivia knew that no one would be coming to her aid.
    “Hurry up, Leon. We need to get out of here before the authorities come.”
    Burati grabbed her hands and held them together. “Use that duct tape to fasten her hands, Barack.”
    Barack did as he was told. Olivia struggled and kicked but Burati held on to her tightly. “Stand still.”
    “No. I’m not going to make it easy for you to kidnap me.”
    Barack had her bag and her phone and she could only hope that Anna had figured out what was going on, that maybe her friend would send help…but a part of Olivia knew she could only rely on herself.
    Olivia kicked out, trying to get Burati or Barack, but both men stepped out of her reach. She spun on her heel and ran as fast as she could.