“That’s not uncommon. Many criminals, who have the money, would go to such extents to stay hidden. This is another man we have a real name for but not a real face,” Jett stated.
“Maybe Raymond, or Raul, is Margliado?” Adelina whispered. They all just stared at her, and then at one another.
“Oh, shit,” Hudson stated.
“Wait, but how would Raul know your uncle and want revenge on him?” Cash asked.
“I think we need to speak with our uncle and find out who he’s pissed off lately. You guys know that we don’t involve ourselves with family members who partake in certain activities that may seem illegal, right?” Flynn asked, and they chuckled.
“Everyone knows that you have connections and relatives in the mafia. You’ve never done any of the shit they do, and you certainly have proven your character by being federal agents and being the men you are today. So no questions asked. Let’s just find out where we can grab this asshole and take him out,” Zane stated.
“I’m in,” Stone said, and then the others added similar responses.
Jett and Flynn smiled and then Jett gave Adelina a squeeze.
“You’re pretty smart. Do you know that?” he asked her. She smiled.
“I hope I’m right. I hope you guys can catch him and we can get things back to normal.”
“Us, too,” Flynn said and squeezed her shoulder.
Chapter 10
“The Greysons and company just arrived at their uncle’s place,” Sergio told Raymond.
“Perfect. And Adelina?”
“She is well guarded at the club by their friends. I’m surprised that they left her at all.”
“I’m not. They have probably put together who I am. They may not be certain, but if Adelina is as smart as I believe she is, she told them about our conversations and put it together herself.”
“So aren’t you worried that they’ll get the fed’s involved?”
“Not at all. I’ll be out of here with Adelina by tonight. Just follow the plan. Set those explosions off, cause the fire and the evacuation at both places. Eliminate the two men guarding Kaitlin and Bryer, and bring them to the place we discussed.”
“You really think sending them on a wild goose chase will work?”
“I always have a plan, Sergio. I’ve thought about this for years. It will work. Just be sure to get your ass to the heliport on time or I’ll leave without you.”
“Yeah, right. I’ll be there. I don’t want to go through an interrogation by those guys. Fuck that.”
“Then move. The copter leaves at nine.”
* * * *
“You’re right. You might as well get some work done while you’re here. Just stay where we can see you,” Al told Adelina.
“Of course,” she stated.
“Hey, kiddo, you holding up?” Murph asked Adelina as she came behind the bar and grabbed the clipboard and inventory list. Her cell phone indicated that she’d missed two messages.
“I guess so.”
“I’m sorry to hear that the guy you were seeing was such an asshole.” He lowered his eyes to wipe out the mug he just washed.
“No, you’re not. You didn’t like him from the start,” she replied.
He stared at her very seriously and then he smiled. “That’s because I knew you were meant for the bosses. If they just got their heads out of their asses sooner, then you wouldn’t have gotten hurt at all.”
“Lower your voice. I don’t exactly want the other staff to know about this.”
“Too late for that,” Murph, Hudson, and Jagger stated. Her jaw dropped as she stared at the three of them.
“Don’t look so shocked, boss lady. We had bets on how long they could resist your beauty and that body of yours,” one of the waitresses stated.
“Great. Thanks a lot,” she replied as her cell phone rang.
“Who is that?” Jagger asked.
“It’s Kaitlin. She’s just checking in. I’m going to take it in here,” Adelina said as Jagger nodded before she went into the room behind the bar.
“Hey, sis, how’s it going? Is everything okay?” Adelina asked.
“Oh, God, Adelina. Oh God, they’re going to kill us,” Kaitlin cried. Adelina felt her heart race and the panic feeling hit her chest.
“What is it? What’s wrong? Is someone there? Where are the guards?”
“Dead, and your sister and your nephew are next if you don’t find a way out of The Phantom alone. We know you have guards watching you. We know that they figured out the boss’s plan. You come alone, ditch the feds and the cops, or they both die.”
Adelina knew that Sergio was serious. The moment he spoke she knew it was him and defeat instantly consumed her. Even with high-tech security guys, Raymond succeeded in capturing her sister and nephew. She needed to find a way out of here.
“Where do I go?” she asked as she reached for the handle of the door that led upstairs. There were a series of exits that led out from the building. She would have to be quick.
The sound of her sister’s voice and the fear in it got her to move quickly. Before she ran up the small, narrow set of stairs, she locked the door and the dead bolt. That would give her a little more time once the men realized she had gone. Jett and Flynn were going to be upset, but as soon as she knew her sister and Bryer were safe, she would send them a message. They would find them and they would catch Raymond.
* * * *
Flynn was losing patience with his uncle. Both him and Jett insisted that Cash and Zane stay in the room and hear the details as of how their uncle knew Raymond, aka Raul. But he was a stubborn, cocky Italian mobster. He didn’t like to be told what to do. He sure as shit didn’t like feeling vulnerable. Well, join the fucking club.
“Listen, I don’t give a shit about what illegal activity you were involved in. I just want to know if this is the same guy. If it is Raul, then he decided to go after you first and for a reason. You did something to piss him off. Jett and I already know what we did to piss him off,” Flynn stated.
“What did you do?” Uncle Vick asked.
“We took out his boss’s entire drug-manufacturing operation in Columbia. But we’re not at liberty to discuss the full details.”
“So he found out that you’re my nephews and now he wants you dead?”
“That’s the gist of it, Uncle Vick. So is Raymond actually Raul?” Jett asked.
Flynn’s uncle was silent.
“He killed two other federal agents. Friends of ours who were on that mission with us. Please, he wants to hurt Adelina. He already got his hands on her once. We can’t let that happen again,” Flynn told him.
“Adelina was hurt by him? He touched her? What happened?”
Cash explained as Flynn became more frustrated.
He stared at their uncle.
“It’s him. Raymond and Raul are one in the same. We were involved in a similar operation like you, except to make money and sell the drugs. Things went badly. I took over and basically stole the shit out from underneath Raymond. End of story. He’s been seeking revenge since. But I don’t understand who this other guy is. This Margliado, who suddenly wants to own all our properties and investments. Who the fuck is this guy? He sure as shit doesn’t know how we do it old school. Dumb fuck.”
“Uncle Vick, they’re one in the same. Raymond is Margliado.”
Their uncle’s eyes widened. “Then the news I just got in before you arrived may help you. Carlo, come in here. Tell my nephews about the shipment.”
Carlo entered, stared at their uncle a moment, and Uncle Vick waved his hands in the air. “Go ahead and tell them. They can hear. It’s not our deal. This guy is fucking crazy.”
“Tell us what you know.”
“There’s a shipment going out tonight. It’s already loaded on a barge. They’re going to stop en route and transfer the product to a large ship that’s supposed to be having engine trouble. That’s why the barge is needed. You know, to push the boat. Anyway, it’s a don
e deal. They’ve done it before,” Carlo told them.
Jett looked at Cash and Zane. “You know what to do, right?”
“On it. Hey, Carlo, what about Raymond, or Margliado? Is he supposed be nearby this operation?”
“I don’t know. That guy was faceless until now. He lives in Venezuela. So maybe that’s where he’s going.”
“This could be his plan. Get the drugs shipped off to other states to sell, take over our clubs and restaurants to get his revenge, and—”
“Try to kill us. I think we need to move on this. We need protection at the club,” Jett began to say as Cash’s cell phone rang. Cash answered it and then whispered that it was Al.
“What did you say? How the fuck did she know? How did she do that? Yeah, you’d better. Track her down. I’ll tell them.” Cash disconnected the call.
“What? What the fuck happened now?” Jett asked.
“It’s Kaitlin and Bryer. Raymond’s guys killed the two guards and took them.”
“Fuck. Adelina is going to be so scared. We need to get to her,” Flynn stated as he pulled out his phone.”
“She’s not there, Flynn,” Cash said.
“What? What do you mean she’s not there?” Jett asked.
“They called her when they abducted Kaitlin and Bryer. They must have threatened to kill them if she didn’t go to Raymond.”
“No. Oh, God, no, this is what he wants. He’ll kill Adelina,” Flynn stated loudly.
“We need to find these guys. We need to use every one of our resources and locate them. Let’s start at the fucking drug transport. Get the commander on the phone and give him an update. Let’s cease what we can from O’Connor’s bar while we’re at it,” Jett told Cash and Zane. Both men nodded their heads and pulled out their cell phones.
“Uncle Vick. We need your help. Adelina’s life depends on it,” Jett said.
“I’ll make some calls and do what I can. I’ll contact you both. You find her and you kill that son of a bitch.”
Flynn nodded and then they all headed out of there.
* * * *
“I’m scared, Mommy.”
“I know, baby. So am I,” Kaitlin said as she held Bryer on her lap. They were in the backseat of a car, and headed into the seaport district.
“I don’t think they’ll hurt us, Bryer. If they were going to, then they would have by now.”
“They want to hurt Aunt Addy. We can’t let them. Will Jett and Flynn save her?”
“I don’t know. Let’s be nice and quiet and listen.”
Kaitlin was trying her hardest to keep it together for Bryer. She was so scared right now she didn’t know what she should do. Should she try to fight them so Bryer could escape? Would he be able to get to safety? He wasn’t exactly a hundred percent healthy and filled with energy yet. It didn’t seem like a good option.
“Yes, we will place them there now. Adelina is with you? Good. I’ll meet you at the port. I’ll be there at nine and off to the boat to Venezuela,” Sergio stated as he closed up his cell phone.
Venezuela? They were going to abduct Adelina and take her out of the country to Venezuela? Oh, my God, he was going to make her his woman. Raymond wanted Adelina this entire time. That would be the complete revenge against Jett and Flynn. Oh, God, no.
* * * *
Adelina tried to fight Raymond off as he ripped her dress and tossed her over his shoulder. The sound of the rotors to the helicopter echoed above her, sending her hair slapping against her cheeks. She tried hitting him but it was no use. The man was stronger. The moment he tossed her up into the large helicopter, there were two other men and the pilot. One of them grabbed her and strapped her in while the other one spoke with Raymond.
“Where is Sergio? If he doesn’t come now, we have to leave.”
“He’ll be here. It’s essential that he gets rid of all of them,” Raymond stated. He reached over and placed his fingers under Adelina’s chin. She turned her face away from him, but he gripped it hard, and forced her to look at him.
“You will learn to obey me, Adelina. There is nothing left for you here. They are all dead now.”
“No. No, they’re not. You’re lying, you sick bastard. You’re lying!” She screamed and he shoved her head with such force, she knocked it against the thick, hard, glass window. She huffed at the pain as she grabbed her head, the tears hit her eyes, and she could hardly focus on him. Raymond looked downright feral and wild. “Life as you knew it is officially over.” As his words sunk in, she felt the larger man grab her arm, just as Sergio jumped into the helicopter. As she tried to pull away, she heard his voice. “They’re as good as dead. The container should blow in about ten minutes.”
“They’re all in there, or close enough to die in the explosion?” Raymond asked.
“It should work out just fine. They took the bait, and a few of their friends will die with them,” Sergio added. The man holding Adelina’s arm stuck her with a needle.
“Hey, what are you doing?” she yelled, and Raymond caressed her cheeks, as he held her face between his hands. “Rest, my love. By the time you awake, you’ll be in my bed, and we’ll work on consummating this relationship.” She shook her head. “No. I don’t want you.”
Raymond squinted his eyes and held her gaze with one so intense, despite the weird way her body was suddenly feeling, she knew he was angry.
“I am your master now. Your lovers are dead, and so is the only family you’ve ever known. Defy me again, Adelina, and you will you die.”
She blinked her eyes, as his words sunk in, and then she closed them as the sound of the rotors moving faster echoed in her head. They were taking off. There was no one to save her. Thoughts of Bryer and Kaitlin dying in a fire brought tears to her eyes, and a pain to her heart despite the drugs they injected into her.
She closed her eyes, and pictured her men.
Jett, Flynn, I love you. I’m sorry.
* * * *
“What the hell are you all doing here?” Cash asked, as he, Zane, Jett, Flynn, Al, and the others arrived on the scene near a seaport filled with storage containers. There were federal agents asking witnesses if they had seen a woman and a child. The place was huge, and now their women showed up. Toni, Tia Rose, Chiara, Chastity, and Toni were standing there looking just as angry as all their men. Just then the men started trying to get them to leave, but they refused.
“Listen, this place is huge, and we don’t have a lot of time. Let us help you. We can explore and look around, too,” Chiara stated.
“But what if you get lost?” Zane asked.
“What if there are traps set up?” Nash added.
“What if we don’t get to them in time and those traps do them in?” Toni added.
“Fuck!” Jagger stated, and then he and Hudson took Tia Rose’s hand and led her toward an area to explore. Nash and Riker took Chastity’s hand and led her in the same direction.
“You guys, go that way, along with some of our security team. I don’t want a bunch of civilians alone snooping around. Our men are trained for this, just like the federal agents are,” Cash commanded. Emerson and Stone took Toni’s hand and walked with Cash, Zane, and Chiara.
* * * *
Jett and Flynn were walking with Cash and Zane. “We need to get to them. Where the hell could Raymond have taken Adelina?” Jett asked as they came across another set of storage containers.
“Hey, we just spoke to two dock hands. They said they thought they saw a van speeding out of here about twenty minutes ago. It came from these three set of containers,” one of the agents yelled to them. Flynn gave the thumbs-up.
“Let’s do this. Be careful to look for any traps,” Flynn stated.
“Chiara, you remain right here, at a good distance,” Cash told her.
“What? No, I want to help, too.”
Zane grabbed her around the waist and hoisted her up against his chest.
“Honey, you do as I say or tonight’s punishment will have lasting effects.
” He squeezed her ass and looked down into her eyes with a firm expression. Jett chuckled. He was going to give Adelina a hell of a spanking for running off trying to save her sister and nephew without a word or a phone call to them.
As he thought about that, he remembered that he hadn’t checked his phone in a while. They were in agent mode for the last two hours.
Al’s team moved in quietly and carefully. The moment one of the team raised his hand for everyone to stop, Jett felt his stomach harden into knots.
“What?” Cash asked.
“It’s wired. C-4 fucking everywhere. It’s a trap.”
“They’re in there. That sick motherfucker set up enough C-4 to kill them and us,” Flynn stated.
“Can you disengage them safely?” Zane asked.
“It’s going to take some time, sir.”
“Shit,” Flynn replied.
“Let’s do this right. He expected us to go in all gung ho. This asshole is really starting to piss me off. I swear, I wish you guys had taken him out back in Columbia,” Zane stated.
“Believe us, we wish we had, too,” Jett said.
“Do you think Adelina is in there?” Flynn asked.
“Let’s hope so. But it doesn’t really make sense. He wanted you two dead. He wants to hurt you and he also wants to hurt her. He could have set this up to kill us all. To end it all,” Cash stated as the others arrived on scene, too. The team was gathering the things they needed to disarm the C-4, and their friends were coming closer.
“Take them back. You guys don’t need to risk your lives or your women’s lives. We’ll go in first,” Flynn told them. Everyone was silent a moment. Cash, Zane, Hudson, Jagger, Emerson, Stone, Nash, and Riker gathered around them, with their women right beside them.
“We’re all best friends for life. That means in good times and in bad, we’ve always been together,” Zane told Jett and Flynn.
“When Toni needed help, you guys were there for her and for us,” Stone told them.
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