"Perhaps a little more time and-"

"I want her well now." His eyes opened. "And I want to keep her safe. Find Travis."

"Keller and his men will keep her safe. They know their ass is on the line."

"They didn't keep her safe at Vasaro. If Travis hadn't shown up, she'd be dead or held hostage."

"What?"

"Travis and his team came in minutes after Vasaro had been taken. They killed three of the attackers, one got away. Travis called me in Paris and told me what had happened."

"He saved your daughter?"

Andreas nodded. "And stayed with her until we got there. He had a helicopter waiting and slipped away in the confusion after we arrived."

Danley gave a low whistle. "Which left Keller with a copious amount of egg on his face."

"He couldn't clap him in custody. Travis was the hero of the hour…we thought."

"Have you considered the possibility the rescue was a setup?"

"No, one of the wounded Secret Service men verified that Travis wasn't one of the attackers and did save Cassie."

"But you're not searching for him to give him a medal."

"I asked how he knew about the attempt and he said he dealt in information, among other commodities."

"That's true. He's bartered several bits of information to us over the years. But if he wanted to interfere, why didn't he just call the Secret Service and warn them?"

"That was my question. He said he'd found out too late and the attack was already in progress."

"Fishy."

"He'd just saved my child. It wasn't the moment to give him the third degree. We thought we had plenty of time. And we knew right away that something wasn't right with Cassie. She was our first priority. She still is." His lips tightened. "Travis told me I might not have been the target. They might have wanted Cassie."

"What?"

"What better way to bend a father's will than to threaten his child?"