Agent 1 (Book 3)

33. We've got a problem

Thirteen's POV

"You come any closer to me, and I will kill you," Jason states.

Devin stops in his tracks on his mission to sneak up behind Jason who's sitting on the couch across from me, his back to Devin. When Jason turns to face Devin, Devin quickly hides the bucket of who knows what behind his back.

Jason narrows his eyes at him. "Show me your hands."

Devin gets a look of wide-eyed innocence on his face. "Why?" He questions.

Jason's eyes narrow further. He opens his mouth to say something pretty nasty, if the look on his face is an indication, and the ringing of my phone shatters the moment.

I pick my phone up off the coffee table and look at the unfamiliar number flashing across the screen. I frown.

"What?" Chase asks me.

I shake my head. "I don't recognize the number," I tell him. I'm debating whether or not I should answer.

"Then it's most likely Garrett," Zack inputs. He stands behind my chair. "You should answer it and put it on speaker. I have some things I'd like to say to brother dearest."

I roll my eyes. "I don't want to answer the phone just to listen to you verbally assault your brother."

"Then do it to satisfy my curiosity. I mean, for all you know it could just be a wrong number."

I shrug and answer the phone, putting it on speaker and placing it back on the coffee table.

"We've got a problem," He says.

Zack frowns down at the phone. "That's not Garrett."

Devin narrows his eyes at the phone. "And that's not Sam or Lily either."

I ignore both of them and jump to my feet, grabbing the phone off the coffee table and switching it off speaker.

"Talk to me," I tell him.

"Sam's been compromised."

Shit. I can't have heard him right. "What?"

"Sam's been compromised." His tone is close to a growl and I can hear the stress behind the words.

I fall back into my seat. "Lily was supposed to call me if anything went wrong."

"Evidently everything went more than wrong. Lily was caught too." I hear shuffling on the other end of the phone. "Triple just called me to let me know, he couldn't give me any details though."

"Where are you?"

"Preparing to come out to you."

"Don't," I tell him.

"What? Thirteen, we have to do something," He says.

"I know, just give me a second to think."

"We don't have that kind of time."

"Shut up Hayden," I hiss. My mind's going over every possibility. I move out of the living room and into the kitchen so I have a little more privacy.

"Any time now," He mutters sarcastically.

"Shut up Hayden," I growl. "Are you still with Lydia?"

"Yes, why?"

"Tell her what's going on."

"How is that going to help?"

"Tell her I said that she could have the gold dagger if she helps us," I say.