Chapter 461: Sunday. Safe House, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

SILAS FROWNED AT THE phone so long the screen went dark.

Was he imagining things, or was Zain dodging his answer? Did they have more possible backup than just two guys?

Silas shook his head. This solo job was screwing with his head. He was too on edge. Too invested. Too bad knowing all that didn't change his reality.

He slid the phone back in his pocket and turned toward where Ekko and Chayan were pretending to eat.

"Good news." He clapped his hands together and pasted on a smile. "Our backup will be here tomorrow fairly early. They've already picked up your new passports so we should be good to go as soon as they arrive."

Ekko's brow furrowed. "What's the plan? We can't just walk in there like last time."