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.Beckett wasn't sure what to think.Apparently hisdoctor hadn't been lying when he said he had moves.Beckett watched as Kayden rifled through the pocket ofone of the downed guys and then he and Manny exchangedheated words as they looked at a wallet they had retrieved.Kayden looked pissed and stalked over to the car.Therewas a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth and hewiped it away without a second thought."Freaking FBI," Kayden muttered."They were Federal agents?" Beckett askedhorrified."Following Austin." Kayden hit the steering wheel128 Face Value RJ Scottwith both hands."Fuck."The back door opened and Austin climbed in.Beckett spun in his seat and immediately wished he hadn'tas pain wrapped around his arm when he knocked it on theseat."I'm taking you both to the bank now," Kayden'stone left no room for argument."Did you see what this guy just did?" Austin saidwith shock in his voice."I did," Beckett answered and turned back a lotmore slowly to face Kayden.Suddenly there was a wholeother layer he could see in the man next to him.Restrainedand surgical violence with so much confidence it wasinspiring.Damn."Are you going to get in trouble?""For what? Beating on some sorry assed lower levelFBI dudes? Nah."Beckett had so much more to ask but the main thingwas to get Kayden to understand how he was currentlyfeeling.It was important."Sorry," Beckett finally said asthey moved into main traffic again."For?""Doubting you had moves."Kayden grinned as they stopped on a red.He wasclearly high on the fight.Leaning over he stole a quick hotand dirty kiss then pulled back."God, that felt good.I129 Face Value RJ Scottneeded some one-on-one.Makes it better that it was Feds.It's been a while."Evidently, Kayden lived for the adrenaline rush of agood fight and he still had the smile on his face when Opscame on line to confirm the three FBI guys would bepicked up in ten and that the vehicle Beckett, Kayden, andAustin were in was clear.The smile only went away when they arrived at thebank and parked.Beckett grabbed a handful of Kayden'sshirt and pulled him closer until his nose was inhaling thewarm scent of Kayden's skin at his throat.The flutteringpulse was racing.It appeared Kayden wasn't unaffected bywhat had just happened to him or the fact that Beckettpulled him close.With a sudden inspiration Beckett stole akiss which Kayden immediately deepened.Beckett washard in his pants and every single worry was being pushedunder by sheer delight in tasting Kayden.A cough from the back seat separated them andKayden pulled away with a smirk on his face.One thatBeckett answered with a smile of his own.Together the three men entered the bank andBeckett realized it was now or never with the damn code.What they didn't appreciate is exactly what theywould be walking into.130 Face Value RJ ScottCHAPTER 11The doors hissed closed behind them and Kaydenwalked ahead of Beckett and Austin.He needed to be sureof his surroundings.This wasn't a bank in the truest senseof the word but more a repository of locked boxes with thesecurity of Fort Knox."It's quiet in here," Kayden said to no one inparticular."What is this place?" Beckett asked curiously.Kayden chanced a look behind him; a confidentlysmiling Beckett was taking the steps to the foyer two at atime and had the look of an excited puppy.Those damnbrown eyes sparkled with the expectation of what theymight find in his mom's box.Kayden hoped it wassomething worthwhile and that Beckett's life hadn't beenput in danger for something that would never stick to theBullens."It was a bank in the seventies; now it's a secure sitefor document repository.Safety deposit boxes and thelike," Austin answered simply."It's minimally staffed andrun on codes and keys.""Interesting." Beckett caught up with Kayden and itwas all Kayden could do not to snap at his charge to stay131 Face Value RJ Scottback.He may well have let some of the built-up stress outwith those idiots who had been following Manny andAustin, but under all that he remained strung tight.Hehated that this wasn't a normal bank.Hated that there wasn'tthe welcoming buzz of people in lines.It was too quiet andso far he had only seen one guard.Not a good start as theman hadn't asked any of the men to sign in, or show ID oranything.This place really was some kind of free for all forthe general masses to store their important stuff andKayden didn't like it.A trickle of unease skittered down his spine butimpatiently he pushed it to one side.No one outside ofSanctuary knew he was here, or that he had Beckett andAustin with him.The place was quiet.They stepped into what must have been the mainbanking hall in a previous life.Tall ceilings and carvedcolumns separated spaces and more security hovered ateach gated door.Several inquiry desks were arranged in asemi-circle at one end of the hall and it was to these thatAustin strode.Beckett followed and Kayden took up therear.Suddenly he wished Manny had made it here withhim.He felt a little isolated and that never played well inKayden's experience."Can I help you, sirs?" The young woman at the lefthand desk looked up from a screen with an expectant smile132 Face Value RJ Scotton her face."We need access to a box.""Do you have your reference codes and your keys?"Austin held up two keys."We do." He startedasking questions but Kayden had tuned the talking out.Carefully and without it seeming too obvious hechecked around the room.Nothing seemed terribly out oforder, but something was nagging at him.Could it be thetall guy over by the other desk who made him nervous? Toall intents and purposes he was chatting to the administratorand filling in forms.Or maybe it was the short guy whoappeared to be making a call on a cell phone and was idlyleaning against the same desk.Frustrated that his normalsense of situation was failing him he tensed when the mainentrance to this area opened and a new arrival hurried toanother area before disappearing behind a door markedstaff.Kayden relaxed only a small amount."Can we hurry this up," he said quickly
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