Lisette stood at the window and kept an eye on the parking lot and the road beyond, the darkness occasionally broken by a vehicle’s headlamps as it drove past. Donovan was watching the monitors, while Izzy was working the code Sydney had called in to him. On the one hand, Lisette thought, at least they had now confirmed that Piper did not know the whole code, which was one reason they kept her from the computers, not letting her see anything that was visible. Maybe that would be a bargaining point with the military, assuming they could escape Parker’s men as well. Piper walked over to the window to stand next to Lisette, and in a low voice, asked, “What if he doesn’t get it up and running in time?” “He will.” But Lisette glanced back, saw tenseness around Marc’s eyes, and knew he was worried. “And if he doesn’t, we’ll just move again.” Piper sighed. Then, after a moment, she asked, “You think any of this would have happened if I’d gotten into witness protection?
