Chapter 410: Wednesday. Mlilo Animal Reserve, South Africa.

COCO STOOD AMIDST the noise and confusion watching the others unload the rescued animals. She'd been certain these were the people responsible for Utata's death. Where was the proof? Where was his horn? "Hey?" Paxton grasped her by the elbow and stepped in front of her, blocking off her view of the veterinary team who'd been called in to care for the animals.

She lifted her chin, staring into his blue eyes.

"We did good tonight." His hair stuck up from the mask and dark streaks smeared down his cheeks.

"Did we?"

"Yeah. You don't think so?"

"We didn't find the tranq darts." She glanced at the truck, wishing someone would appear, holding a box of them. "What about Utata's horn?"

"It's been a few days. They could have offloaded the horn and used up the darts. Nothing's certain."

"What if it was the wrong group?" She swallowed. Deep down she'd wanted it to be these people, because the alternative was going up against one of the biggest, most organized poaching outfits in the country