The Beauty Inside

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me a

thing more than a few doughnuts since I've been

s outside of my office. Since Deek was somewhere out of the country when he boarded the plane, he wasn't able to

Mr. T

Before I could finish, Deek pushes me to the side and speaks

chnical analyst with shock, watching as he hangs up with a large smile on his face. Catching my stunned stare, Deek'

s, I count to ten then look a

night, but this one was dif

have acce

top, he fires it up, then starts typing a million miles per hour. "By the way, passwords are supposed

't ya." I answer sarcastically, but he igno

t's on. When it made a video last night I figured our whole street kid

ish for him. "You saw Wh

is grim face looks from the laptop over to me as I ma

son is alive but is currently being tortured. The angle from the camera is from above and the assailant is

er but apparently Deek h

much. She could be in some back house or even in a cellar of some kind. Like I said before, the stingray p

ng comes out of the fucker hurting her. Finally after what feels like hours, it ends, and t

n you enhance t

ncing the image as best he can. "I've tried as

is face I'm

again as I point out with my index f

ion, but I'm too busy pressing t

Tay

Mr. Lamino d

e's alive." Lamino

ame by frame of the video. After calling George in here and breaking down how we we

immediately." I state starring at hi

e doesn't show a look of hope and joy that she's ali

sing over four years and now we know she is alive and being tortured. You want to make a bet that wasn't her

h longer. If this person holding her captive finds out we k

at was shot by a cell phone of a missing girl. You can't even see the assailants face

n written all over his face, but I continue before he could speak. "His

ddresses crossing his arms at his chest. Hi

was targeted, and he lost his wife and newborn daughter. He left the team, left the agency, but always told us he would go after the son of a bitch that destroyed his family." Lami

ou know i

by some kind of brand, but it's legible enough to us to know it's him.

re protecting the girls." I shout, blocking the image out of Malcom's f

e then. I won't

e shouts pointing at the laptop that is st

ut please, trust me, this is our only s

heads for the door. "I'll make some calls, but Mike, this has to remain secret. I can't allow a team of ag

onfused so I continue. "They may need my help on this, and I would p

eam back here in one piece."

like the Cheshire cat. I ignore him

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eed

I hear the words I'll al

ve go