SINS OF THE DAUGHTER
A/N: I do not own or make any profit off of the Airwolf name or any of the characters involved within. My stories are for entertainment purposes only.
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Chapter 4
Within the hour, the Santini Air hangar had become a hive of activity. Michael had called in The Firm's forensic team to sweep the building and all equipment, trying to figure out how Angelica Horn had been able to keep tabs on Hawke and Caitlin. The hangar itself was clean as was to be expected since The Firm had routinely swept the building itself at least once a week since Hawke had taken control of Airwolf.
However, it wasn't long before they came up with the answer. Homing beacons had been located on all of the helicopters, as well as the company jeep. Remotely operated micro-cameras had also been found attached to the vehicles explaining how Angelica had been able to get photographs of Cait and String wherever they went. The team just breathed a sigh of relief that there had been no activity with the Airwolf chopper over the last several weeks or Angelica Horn would have most likely discovered the location of the Lair as well.
"Ive got a team headed up to your cabin right now, Hawke," Michael informed the younger man. "They'll do a thorough sweep although I have a feeling they won't find anything since all of the photographs that she showed us were exterior shots. I don't think she ever gained entry to the cabin but I'll want to be sure of that before either of you go back."
Hanging up the phone on Dom's desk, Marella also had further news. "I just spoke with the team we sent to Dominic's and Caitlin's apartments. Dom, yours is clean and there seems to have been no activity there." Turning to Cait, Marella put a calming hand on her friend's arm. "Cait, I'm afraid to say that yours didn't fare so well. Evidently bugs were found in the phones and micro-cameras were located in just about every room. The team leader told me that nothing appears to have been taken but that every photograph of Cait had been either ripped or torn or destroyed in some way. He said it looked very personal. I'm really sorry, Caitlin."
Even though neither Cait nor Hawke had been to the apartment other than to pack up some clothes and personal items for Cait before going to the cabin, just knowing that Angelica had been in her apartment and had gone through all of her things, really shook Caitlin. It was almost as if she had been violated all over again, only this time the violator was the daughter instead of the father. Cait could feel her knees going weak and Hawke could feel her start to shake as he held her by his side.
"Caitlin, it's okay. I've got you," he said as he gently directed her towards a chair and sat her down. Kneeling in front of her, he took both of her hands in his. "Cait, I promise you, she's not going to hurt you . I won't let her, no matter what I have to do," he said as sparks shone in his eyes.
"I believe that String, I really do. But what about you? I can't lose you, not now. Not after all we've been through to get here. My being safe means nothing if I don't have you with me. And that's what she wants, you know. Either she's going to have you or no one will. I know how she thinks. Either way, I lose you and I just can't bear the thought of that." Tears started to spill from Caitlin's eyes as she spoke.
"Well then, honey, we're just going to have to come up with a plan that keeps you BOTH safe!" Dom declared as he pulled his chair over next to Caitlin's. "Archangel said we have 24 hours…."
"22 and a half now." Marella corrected as she looked at her watch.
"Okay, 22 and a half hours," Dom said with an irritated glance towards the female spy, "before she contacts us. There's never been a situation the three of us couldn't get through together and I know that if we put our thinking caps on, we can figure this out, too. Between us and The Lady, there's nothing we can't do."
String's first instinct was to tell Dom and Cait to back off and that Angelica was his problem to take care of; in the past it was definitely what he would have done. But looking at Cait, he realized now that his life really had changed. They were connected by heart and soul and what affected one, affected the other. While the thought of her being hurt or even losing her scared him to death, he also knew now that they worked best together. Dom was right, they really were a family and the only way to keep that family together was to work as one, not as separate entities. It was a life-changing moment and realization for Stringfellow Hawke.
"Dom's right, Cait. We'll figure it out and somehow we'll get Angelica Horn out of our lives for good. I love you and there is no way on this earth that anyone could ever take me away from you." Hawke leaned in and gently kissed away a tear on each of Cait's cheeks before brushing a tender kiss across her lips.
Gaining strength from Hawke and Dominic, Caitlin looked around the room at each member of her family, including Michael and Marella as they were family too in her eyes, ending up with a resolute stare back at the man she loved. "Just remember, when we find her, that bitch is mine!"
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"They've found the surveillance equipment," the man known as Andrew told Angelica as he brought her the glass of wine she had requested.
"It was to be expected." She answered simply as she studied the chess board in front of her. It was one of the few things of any use that her father had taught her. The game of chess was much like the game she was playing with Hawke right now. In life, moves had to be calculated but you also had to be willing to take risks in order to capture what you wanted. And Angelica wanted Stringfellow Hawke, no matter what those risks were.
"It doesn't matter anyways, we've made our point. I'm sure by now, Stringfellow Hawke is jumping at the bit to get to me. Anything to keep that little redheaded co-pilot of his from danger, " she said with noticeable disdain.
"What about the chopper, Airwolf?" Andrew asked.
"Don't worry, Andrew. By the time I'm done, I'll have both Hawke and his machine in my control. But all in due time. Everyone knows that in the game of chess, the queens and not the kings, have all the power." Picking up the black queen on her side of the board, Angelica made her next move, knocking the white queen completely off the board as she set her piece in it's place. "Get rid of Caitlin O'Shannessy and the rest will fall into place."
TBC…..
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