Red Wolf

Chapter 12 – Prince Charming

  At 5 p.m., Boone stopped at the predetermined rendezvous point two blocks from Miner’s Headquarters. Fifteen minutes later, Katia rounded the corner and smiled. She nearly ran towards the SUV and jumped in. Boone drove to a nearby park on the lake so the three could talk.

  “I am ready,” Katia asserted. “We do not have to work tomorrow. They want us to do our nails, hair and get ready for the party.”

  “Are they driving the girls there?” Delilah asked.

  “We are to meet at the temple on BYU. They will take us from there on a bus.”

  “Boone and I will already be on Squaw Mountain hiding at Miner’s house,” Delilah revealed. “But first, I have a present for you.”

  “A present?” Katia asked quite surprised.

  “Well, actually two,” Delilah smiled. “The first is this necklace.” Delilah removed a simple silver locket from a small cloth bag. “It has a small camera inside. We need to see what is going on inside the house.”

  “It is a camera?”

  “Yes,” Boone replied in a calm voice. “Just mingle as much as you can so we get photos of everyone attending. Can you do that?”

  Katia took a deep breath to steady her nerves. “Yes,” she whispered.

  “Your second present is this ear bud,” Delilah revealed, removing a very small and completely discrete two-way microphone and receiver from her the bag. “We will be able to hear you, but most importantly, you will be able to hear us. We will be with you at all times. If you get into a situation where you do not know what to do, we will be there to help you.”

  Katia exhaled. “That makes me feel a bit safer,” she stated trying to smile.

  “We will be close by,” Boone cooed patting Katia hand. “We will not let any harm come to you.”

  “I cannot believe I am doing this,” Katia sighed. “A week ago I was just another girl working in Miner’s secretarial pool, and now I feel like James Bond.”

  “You will do fine,” Delilah grinned. “I have complete faith in you. We are going to shut down this operation and find out who has Lucy.”

  “And then I get to find my true love,” Katia smiled in return. “My life is going to be so different.”

  “Have you ever been in love?” Delilah asked. She was curious.

  “Love? No. But I did have one perfect day the summer after I graduated high school before I went on my mission trip. It was the best day of my life.”

  “You spent it with a man?” Delilah giggled.

  Katia could not reply, but her smile said everything. Boone nodded as he read Katia’s mind and saw her memory. “I am sure you will find someone who loves you, Katia. You are a beautiful, strong, intelligent woman, much like my Delilah. Any man would be the luckiest man on earth to find you and be loved by you.”

  Katia blushed again. “Thank you, Boone,” she whispered with a shy smile.

  “Get a good night’s sleep and do not worry about anything. Pamper yourself tomorrow. You so deserve it,” Delilah told Katia. “This will be over soon.”

  Leaving the park, Boone drove Katia home and then he and Delilah returned to their hotel suite. After cooking dinner, Delilah checked all the surveillance equipment. Satisfied everything was working perfectly, Delilah and Boone crawled into the bed they shared. Curled up in each other’s arms, they feel asleep.