The Omega Team: Cyber Tracked: The Cobra Project (Kindle Worlds Novella) (IATO Series Book 4) by Eliza March

take her mind off the scare and he’d have time to go over the security.
    Now what Cade needed was a drink. Fortunately, he knew exactly where the kitchen was. Snatching a beer from the fridge, he chugged it down with a few swallows, then paced, waiting for Reinhardt to show up.
    Going from window to window, peering out between the shades, he noted how quiet the area was. Rowan’s compound bordered the edge of the city of Eindhoven where The Technical University focused on high tech startups. Her specialty.
    Typical European weather, the rain hadn’t stopped coming down since they’d landed. His eyes zeroed in on something out of place outside the window next to Rowan’s upstairs office, but he was interrupted by the sound from the security monitor.
    “Your guest has arrived.”
    Cade went to the door ready to greet Mosel. Better yet, he threw on a rain slicker hanging by the door and went down the driveway to meet him. Cade hoped Rowan worked through at least the first few minutes of Mosel’s arrival.
    Reinhardt stopped the Humvee and got out when he saw Cade.
    “Reinhardt.” Cade held out his hand.
    “James?” Mosel held out his hand for Cade to shake.
    “Nice to meet you,” Cade set the tone.
    “Uhm, nice to meet you, too?” Mosel followed. “Now let’s get out of this damn rain.” Attitude. Some things never changed.
    They walked slowly toward the front door, and Cade said, “Before she finds out we know each other, I have a few things to fill you in on.”
    “We’re not supposed to know each other. Got it.” Mosel didn’t know what was going on, but his eyes shifted back and forth, glancing around. “Where is Rowan?”
    “In her office.”
    “If you have something to say, do it fast.” He glanced at the upstairs window behind Cade. “She’s watching.”
    “I’m trying to acquire her program for IATO, and keep her safe. She has too many questions.”
    Mosel snorted. “She always does. I’ll divert her.”
    Cade nodded and Rowan burst through the front door. “Ivan! Thanks for coming.” She dragged him inside and after the formal introductions were made, Rowan got right to the point. “I need a list of buyers for my program.”
    “I’d like a list of bounty hunters,” Cade said while being ignored. “And local men I can trust to keep Rowan safe until we round up the rest. My brother, Jason is on his way.”
    “I’m in,” Mosel said. “And what about Groot, Rowan?”
    “Groot is working on another project, but he can watch the office.”
    “Who is this Groot?” Cade asked. This was the first he’d heard of him.
    “My assistant. He runs my offices here.” Rowan looked defensive and tired. Cade wasn’t going to push her.
    After he told Reinhardt about the security breach, the big guy put on a jacket, his earpiece, and a hat, then went out in the rain to check the perimeter. A few minutes later, there was click over the air, and for a minute he disappeared off the vid feed, then he popped up and signaled he’d found something.
    Cade heard him say, “A print by the office window and another by the back door. I’m following the direction of the last print.”
    Cade was relieved something had been found. This waiting game was growing tiresome.
    Shaking the rain from his head, Reinhardt returned five minutes later. “Nothing else. Didn’t pick up any other signs anywhere. I’m going to get my stuff out of the car.”
    Cade nodded, and sent Jason a text message regarding what they’d found.
    Jason called back almost immediately. “Anything else?”
    “ Nada .” Cade related about the print Reinhardt found in the dirt outside the office window, and about the unsecured back door. “Can’t build a case on this.”
    Mosel returned and dropped an equipment bag and a duffle by the front door and Rowan said something about his regular room. Cade’s stomach did a slow dive. Mosel had a room and luggage. Cade didn’t even have a toothbrush or underwear. Then he remembered what