Hayes stared at the computer screen with a frown. His tap into the security system at the federal building was proving to be a less-than-rich mine of information. No sign of Willow anywhere. It didn’t make sense. She had to be with them. He had done a city sweep of his contacts just before they cut him off. She was out of the cold and in care. He was sure of it.
Had they already moved her to a safe house? It was possible. If they had, they had moved fast, even for them. The Marshals had protected Willow and for that he was reluctant to strike against them. In a strange way, they had become allies, though they didn’t know it yet. Of course, if they kept her from him, he would take them out one by one.
They couldn’t be allowed to interfere.
No one could interfere.
He was a patient man, b
