Nelly passed along the call to Captain DeVar; he immediately began assembling the Tac team.“I’ll have the two Marines who took Bronc’s mom to hiding bring Cara in. We need to know what she knows,” he said.Fifteen minutes later the Tac Center was full when Kris marched in, Jack to one side, Gramma Ruth on the other. She was about to take her seat at the head of a full table when Nelly said, “Kris, you have a call from the ambassador’s secretary.”Kris rolled her eyes at the overhead. “I’ll take it.” She paused, and then added, “Can we make this quick?”“Why? You don’t ever seem to be doing much of anything,” the young man answered. Now the whole room rolled their eyes.“It has come to my attention that you have not acknowledged your invitation to the presidential reception tomorrow evening. I assume you are going.”“Tomorrow evening,” Kris answered slowly.“It was sent out over a week ago. You did not reply.”“I don’t think I got it.”“Or that computer of yours lost it.”I DID NOT LOSE IT!DOWN, NELLY.“I’m sure the invitation will turn up somewhere.
